Poland’s planned judiciary reforms would ‘undermine’ rule of law
19 January 2020 |
11:53 am
Constitutional experts warn Poland's latest proposed bill introducing new disciplinary rules for judges could further erode the country's judiciary. The EU is also speaking out, and has tried to intervene.
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