The Role of Civil Society in Protecting Judicial Independence in Times of Rule of Law Backsliding in Poland

The article discusses approaches to defending the independence of the judiciary – one of the main institutional requirements of the rule of law – adopted by civil society organisations (CSOs) in Poland since 2015. Beginning by describing the rule of law backsliding in context, this article shows how...

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Autores principales:	Barbara Grabowska-Moroz, Olga Śniadach
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Publicado:	Utrecht University School of Law 2021
Materias:	rule of law judicial independence courts civil society poland Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence K1-7720
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f6f5367a6c50435eac8e3e72eb89269e2021-11-08T08:17:05ZThe Role of Civil Society in Protecting Judicial Independence in Times of Rule of Law Backsliding in Poland1871-515X10.36633/ulr.673https://doaj.org/article/f6f5367a6c50435eac8e3e72eb89269e2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/673https://doaj.org/toc/1871-515XThe article discusses approaches to defending the independence of the judiciary – one of the main institutional requirements of the rule of law – adopted by civil society organisations (CSOs) in Poland since 2015. Beginning by describing the rule of law backsliding in context, this article shows how civil society organisations reacted to the orchestrated threats to judicial independence in Poland. The article highlights the negative consequences of rule of law backsliding for the civic space, proving that the role of CSOs was not only to protect the rule of law (judicial independence, in particular), but also to fight the shrinking civic space. This article surveys the concept of the ‘rule of law from below’ by critically analysing the actions of CSOs in response to attempts to undermine judicial independence, providing a part of a broader ‘rule of law backsliding’ picture. The article concludes with a detailed analysis of two case studies – reactions from CSOs to Poland’s so-called ‘reform of the judiciary’.Barbara Grabowska-MorozOlga ŚniadachUtrecht University School of Lawarticlerule of lawjudicial independencecourtscivil societypolandLaw in general. Comparative and uniform law. JurisprudenceK1-7720ENUtrecht Law Review, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2021)
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description	The article discusses approaches to defending the independence of the judiciary – one of the main institutional requirements of the rule of law – adopted by civil society organisations (CSOs) in Poland since 2015. Beginning by describing the rule of law backsliding in context, this article shows how civil society organisations reacted to the orchestrated threats to judicial independence in Poland. The article highlights the negative consequences of rule of law backsliding for the civic space, proving that the role of CSOs was not only to protect the rule of law (judicial independence, in particular), but also to fight the shrinking civic space. This article surveys the concept of the ‘rule of law from below’ by critically analysing the actions of CSOs in response to attempts to undermine judicial independence, providing a part of a broader ‘rule of law backsliding’ picture. The article concludes with a detailed analysis of two case studies – reactions from CSOs to Poland’s so-called ‘reform of the judiciary’.
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The Role of Civil Society in Protecting Judicial Independence in Times of Rule of Law Backsliding in Poland

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