Comment of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights on amended Supreme Court Act as it becomes effective

“The entry into force of an amendment to the Supreme Court Act constitutes yet another chapter of the rule of law crisis that has been affecting Poland since the end of 2015. … “The law disturbs the operation and reduces the effectiveness of the highest court in Poland who has now hundreds of cases on its docket”, reads today’s position statement issued by the Helsinki Foundation.

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