Separation of powers undermined
The judicial reforms in Poland and the ruling of the ECJ
Marta Bucholc, Maciej Komornik
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Abstract
On 19 October, the European Court of Justice issued an injunction on Polish laws that the European Commission claims undermine the separation of powers in the country. On the political substance of a highly complex, legalistic assault on democratic institutions and the question of how far the ECJ ruling is likely to put a halt to a process well underway.
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