nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20190324-203914-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 190306s2019||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20190324-203914-0 doi eng 342 23 von Bogdandy, Armin Author aut Countering the Judicial Silencing of Critics: Novel Ways to Enforce European Values von Bogdandy, Armin Verfassungsblog 2019-03-06 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Polish government is stepping up its repression. The freedom of political speech is a main target. A national judge has not just the right but an outright duty to refer a case to the CJEU whenever the common value basis is in danger. Thus, a Polish judge faced with a case concerning the silencing of critics, must refer the matter to the CJEU and request an interpretation of Article 2 TEU in light of the rights at stake. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Freedom of Expression judicial independence Referral to the ECJ Spieker, Luke Dimitrios Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/countering-the-judicial-silencing-of-critics-novel-ways-to-enforce-european-values/ raw object