This is incredibly important. As a member of the Venice Commission, I cannot publicly comment on the merits at this stage, but I can express my satisfaction that the appeal to the Venice Commission for an opinion will enhance the rank of our Commission, and I promise a constructive influence on our part. (translated)
This is the best, deepest, and most comprehensive analysis of the Saturday Opinion of the Venice Commission regarding the so-called presidential bill: “The Venice Commission leaves no stone unturned on Nawrocki's judicial law” – writes Anna Wójcik. Coincidentally, this is the first session in which – along with (translated)
A strong and crushing document. It is worth reading how the Venice Commission explains point by point why Nawrocki's project would not fix the justice system but would deepen the existing crisis. (translated)
Marszałek Sejmu Włodzimierz Czarzasty ogłosił, że zaniechanie dalszych prac nad prezydenckim projektem ustawy poleciła Polsce Komisja Wenecka, która zgłosiła liczne zastrzeżenia dotyczące niekonstytucyjności i niezgodności z prawem jego założeń, prowadzących do destabilizacji systemu sądowego i sprawiedliwości. #KomisjaWenecka #ustawa #sądownictwo
Prof. Sadurski discusses in more detail the opinion of the Venice Commission regarding the legal monstrosity that was the presidential draft law on "taking the judiciary by the face"⤵️ (translated)
The Venice Commission has reviewed the draft law on the "right to a court" hastily created by the president's office and other prominent legal minds of the right. It is only fit for the trash, as it strikes at the foundations of judicial independence (e.g., imprisonment for judges for their rulings). (translated)
The opinion of the Venice Commission regarding the presidential draft of punishing judges for questioning the status of other judges and other offenses is already ready. I will summarize it here as soon as it is officially announced by the Commission. Very soon (1-2 days). I cannot do it earlier – loyalty. (translated)
Komisji Weneckiej nie spodobała się ustawa pisana w Moskwie, rękoma adwokata ruskiego szpiega. Ale zaskoczenie. #KomisjaWenecka #Polska #Ustawa
Komisja Wenecka, organ doradczy Rady Europy, w swojej druzgocącej opinii stwierdziła, że prezydencki projekt ustawy o przywróceniu prawa do sądu jest fundamentalnie niezgodny ze standardami praw człowieka i zaleciła, aby prace nad nim nie były kontynuowane. #KomisjaWenecka #prawaCzłowieka #sądownictwo
The Venice Commission states directly: the President's project should not be continued. According to experts, this law is more dangerous to the independence of the courts than the muzzle law. A strong state is not afraid of independent judges. Authority is built by respect for the law, not by trying to... (translated)
