Rule of Law in Poland 2020: How to contain the Crisis and reform the Justice System?
The crisis in the rule of law that Poland has witnessed since 2015 must be contained as soon as possible. Any proposal to restore the rule of law must follow certain principles such as legality, proportionality and respect for fundamental rights. It is also important to gather public support around such a plan, and make […]
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Rule of law in Poland 2020: The rule of law crisis in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to serious health and economic emergencies all over the world. Moreover, it has also affected democratic institutions and the rule of law. On the one hand, the pandemic has been exploited by local strongmen and authoritarians in many places to consolidate their power and justify human rights’ violations. On the […]
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Rule of Law in Poland 2020: International and European responses to the crisis
The ongoing negotiations between the EU institutions and members states about how to link funding to respect for rule of law might lead to another tool ensure that member state comply with the treaties. In this report Civil Development Forum (FOR) evaluated previous activities and tools used by the European Union, other in other international […]
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Rule of Law in Poland 2020: A Diagnosis of the Deterioration of the Rule of Law From a Comparative Perspective
A new report “Rule of Law in Poland 2020: A Diagnosis of the Deterioration of the Rule of Law From a Comparative Perspective” published by the Civil Development Forum (FOR) summarizes the state of the rule of law in Poland after five years of the Law and Justice (PiS) party in power and analyses the […]
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Report: “Perspectives for Poland”
Summary of the Report In the last 25 years, the Polish economy has grown faster than the economies of Western Europe and the US, which enabled a significant reduction of the distance separating us from richer countries. Annual GDP growth in the years 1992–2011 was 4.1%, which was the best result among those Central and […]
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