Constitutional Tribunal
Turkish Court Urged to Annul Erdogan’s Withdrawal From Istanbul Convention
A protester holds a feminist flag during a demonstration on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 6 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA
Turkey's top administrative court monitors the legality of decisions made by administrative courts. Its decisions must be respected by the government.
European Leaders Attacked Poland at a Summit in Brussels
European leaders lined up sharply to criticize Warsaw on Thursday for challenging the EU's legal basis, but Poland's prime minister said he would not succumb to "blackmail" before joining the 27-nation bloc's summit, reports Reuters.
Democracy Digest: Central Europe at Fore in EU Arguments over Energy, Rule of Law
The heightened tension between Brussels and Warsaw followed the Polish Constitutional Tribunal's ruling on October 7 that key articles of EU Treaties were incompatible with the Polish constitution.
Ordo Iuris: The Ultra-Conservative Organisation Transforming Poland
Speaking to BIRN on the sidelines of the event, Education Minister Czarnek did not shy away from the depiction of the Ordo Iuris university as part of a broader set of changes to the country's education system that he, as the minister, had been planning.
Women’s Protests in Poland Restart as Court Ruling Virtually Banning Abortion is Published
A protester holds a Women's Strike symbol in front of police during a demo in Warsaw, Poland, 13 December 2020. EPA-EFE/MARCIN OBARA
Poland’s Government Creates Constitutional Crisis It Will Find Hard to Resolve
Legislative path
Since it took office in 2015, PiS has attempted to tighten the abortion laws several times. Protests have always broken out and proved effective in blocking the reforms from even passing the reading stage in the parliament. However, this time, politicians have taken a legislative path that will be much harder to reverse.