Download This PaperThe Judiciary in Poland after 20 Years of Transformation
Jacek Kucharczyk, Jarosław Zbieranek (eds.) Democracy in Poland 1989-2009. Challenges for the Future, Institute of Public Affairs, Warsaw 2010, pp. 31-50
20 Pages Posted: 23 Feb 2013
Date Written: January 1, 2010
Abstract
The paper presents an analysis of development of the Polish judiciary following the transformation in 1989. Long road towards judicial independence and guarantees of the right to court was steered by the need to comply with EU standards and the ECtHR guarantees. At the same time, Polish judiciary had to tackle with systemic problems of efficiency. The result is in general positive, although some problems still remain. However, thanks to constitutional guarantees and legislation, there are significantly high standards of judicial independence.
Keywords: judge, judiciary, judicial independence, ECHR, Constitutional Court, Poland, transformation, efficiency
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