#JUDICIAL REFORM

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Parliament passes bills as government seeks to reform Poland’s top court

The Polish parliament has passed two bills that alter the way the Constitutional Tribunal (TK), the nation’s highest court, operates.

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Judicial reforms in Poland get the go-ahead from Venice Commission

The Venice Commission (VC) has responded positively and added its own recommendations to a bill that seeks to make amendments to Poland’s Act on the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS). The suggested changes stand to alter the manner in which judges can be nominated to the judiciary’s self-governance body.