In a judgement published on Tuesday 29 June, the European Court of Human Rights condemned Poland for the dismissal of two judges without cause and without possible appeal, stating that the “compatibility” of this 2017 reform with the requirements of the Rule of law, was “doubtful”.
These judges were appointed as vice-presidents of the Kielce court in 2014, and in 2018 they were informed of the termination of their mandate in accordance with the 2017 Act on the Amendment of the Act...