President signs Constitutional Tribunal bill

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed the controversial bill regarding amendments to the Constitutional Tribunal on the 28 December 2015.

This happened despite calls from the European Commission days earlier to delay the approval until the impact of the changes were fully assessed.

Poland’s opposition Civic Platform party said on the 29 December 2015 that it would file an appeal to the Constitutional Tribunal, asking it to rule on whether the new law itself violated the constitution.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: PiS amendments to Constitutional Tribunal under fire http://www.europeansources.info/record/pis-amendments-to-constitutional-tribunal-under-fire/

Deutsche Welle, 28.12.15: Poland’s president signs constitutional court bill amendment http://dw.com/p/1HUVP

BBC News, 28.12.15: Poland court reforms signed into law despite protests http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35189057

Politico, 29.12.15: Polish opposition challenges new law on constitutional court http://www.politico.eu/article/polish-opposition-challenges-new-law-on-constitutional-court/

EUObserver, 29.12.15: Poland ignores EU appeal on constitutional reform https://euobserver.com/justice/131683

Blog: The Polish Politics Blog, 31.12.15: Who is winning Poland’s ‘constitutional tribunal war’? https://polishpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/who-is-winning-polands-constitutional-tribunal-war/

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