nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220211-121141-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220211s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220211-121141-0 doi eng 342 23 Szwed, Marcin Author aut When Is a Court Still a Court? The ECtHR's Advance Pharma Case and the Polish Judiciary Szwed, Marcin Verfassungsblog 2022-02-11 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 3 February 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a judgment in the case of Advance Pharma sp.z o.o. against Poland. This is another judgment on the irregularities in the appointments of judges to the Polish Supreme Court, in which the ECtHR confirmed its previous rulings. But it also touched on several implications of its conclusions for the Polish judiciary. It suggests that they may be relevant for ordinary courts in Poland as well and that Polish authorities should ensure the possibility to reopen proceedings in certain situations. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 ECtHR judicial independence Polish Supreme Court Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/when-is-a-court-still-a-court-and-what-makes-a-judge-a-judge/ raw object