The President of Poland signed two controversial laws in the judicial reform

KIEV. 21 Dec. UNN. Duda signed a law on judicial reform in the country. He did it the same day when the EU started a sanctions procedure against the country. It is reported by UNN with reference to DW.

Wednesday, 20 December, the Polish President signed two new laws that are part of a controversial judicial reform. They relate to the National judicial Council and the Supreme court. According to Duda, “the democratic nature of the judiciary will be hard”.

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Despite this, the Polish opposition and the EU see legislative changes at the risk of limiting the rule of law. The law concerning the National Council of the judiciary, which should guarantee the independence of the judiciary, stipulates that 15 of its members in the future will not be selected by other judges, and three fifths of the lower house of Parliament, which is now dominated by the ruling national-conservative party “law and justice” (IPR). Besides, we will introduce a so-called “special complaint” the court sentences the previous 20 years.

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As to the Supreme court of Poland, the retirement age for judges is lowered from 70 years to 65. However, the President has the right to elect judges that will be allowed to hold a position in the Supreme court before reaching the age of 70.

As a reminder, the European Commission launched a procedure against Poland for violating the rule of law.