Farewell to the Separation of Powers – On the Judicial Purge and the Capture in the Heart of Europe

Farewell to the Separation of Powers – On the Judicial Purge and the Capture in the Heart of Europe Koncewicz, Tomasz Tadeusz Author aut Text xx# 2017 Verfassungsblog 2017-07-19 eng After the cautious and carefully prepared dismantling of the Polish Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court’s independence was now swept away in the twinkling of an eye. Late at night on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, a draft law virtually constituting an overnight demolition of the Supreme Court was proposed. This amendment heralds the death knell for the rule of law in Poland. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Koncewicz, Tomasz Tadeusz funded by the government Constitutional Capture Polish Constitutional Court Polish Supreme Court Rule of Law 342 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/farewell-to-the-separation-of-powers-on-the-judicial-purge-and-the-capture-in-the-heart-of-europe/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.17176/20170719-141352 170719 10.17176/20170719-141352 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)