Four new bills on the Constitutional Tribunal were put forward in parliament before yesterday’s meeting. One of the bills was proposed by Law and Justice, one by the opposition Polish People’s Party, the third by Kukiz 15’, and the fourth by the Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD), which opposes sweeping reforms that ruling party PiS has pushed through since coming to power in October.
The meeting of the Justice and Human Rights Committee lasted for over seven hours and ended at 3:30 am.
Opposition MPs unsuccessfully demanded breaks, and their request for a so-called public hearing was rejected. During the meeting, PiS MPs, who have a majority in the committee, introduced a speaking time limit of two minutes.
The bill by Law and Justice sets forth that rulings would be made by a simple majority vote, while requiring 11 judges to be present.
Earlier in June, the head of Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party, Jarosław Kaczyński, said new rules changing the way the country’s Constitutional Tribunal works could be adopted in July.
The tribunal has been at the centre of a bitter, ongoing political row. A stalemate over the court has sparked criticism abroad and protests in the country. The European Commission has initiated a so-called rule of law procedure against Poland. (ał/pk)
Polish MPs in heated debate over rules on constitutional court
A parliamentary committee has decided to work on a bill on the Constitutional Tribunal put forward by the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party, withdrawing proposals submitted by the opposition.
At the request of the committee’s head Stanislaw Piotrowicz, the members decided in a vote to only leave the draft bill put forward by PiS.
Those in majority argued that after the Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD) withdrew their proposal
The decision sparked criticism of the opposition, whose representatives argued that it was a breach of the legislative procedure, and the committee should be convened three days before the meeting.
Four new bills on the Constitutional Tribunal were put forward in Parliament before yesterday’s meeting. One of the bills was proposed by Law and Justice, one by the opposition Polish People’s Party, the third by Kukiz 15’, and the fourth by KOD, which opposes sweeping reforms that ruling party PiS has pushed through since coming to power in October.
The meeting of the Justice and Human Rights Committee lasted for over seven hours and ended at 3:30 am.
Opposition MPs unsuccessfully demanded breaks and their request for a so-called public hearing was rejected. During the meeting, PiS MPs, who have a majority in the committee, introduced a speaking time limit of two minutes.
The bill by Law and Justice that the full bench of the Tribunal will be 11 judges. Judgments would be taken by simple majority,
The project remained a provision setting the deadline hearings on the basis of the
Earlier in June, head of Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party Jarosław Kaczyński said new rules changing the way the country’s Constitutional Tribunal works could be adopted in July.
The tribunal has been at the centre of a bitter, ongoing political row. A stalemate over the court has sparked criticism abroad and protests in the country. The European Commission has initiated a so-called rule of law procedure against Poland.
Polish MPs in heated debate over rules on constitutional court
A parliamentary committee has decided to work on a bill on the Constitutional Tribunal put forward by the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party, withdrawing proposals submitted by the opposition.
At the request of the committee’s head Stanislaw Piotrowicz, the members decided in a vote to only leave the draft bill put forward by PiS.
Those in majority argued that after the Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD) withdrew their proposal
The decision sparked criticism of the opposition, whose representatives argued that it was a breach of the legislative procedure, and the committee should be convened three days before the meeting.
Four new bills on the Constitutional Tribunal were put forward in Parliament before yesterday’s meeting. One of the bills was proposed by Law and Justice, one by the opposition Polish People’s Party, the third by Kukiz 15’, and the fourth by KOD, which opposes sweeping reforms that ruling party PiS has pushed through since coming to power in October.
The meeting of the Justice and Human Rights Committee lasted for over seven hours and ended at 3:30 am.
Opposition MPs unsuccessfully demanded breaks and their request for a so-called public hearing was rejected. During the meeting, PiS MPs, who have a majority in the committee, introduced a speaking time limit of two minutes.
The bill by Law and Justice that the full bench of the Tribunal will be 11 judges. Judgments would be taken by simple majority,
The project remained a provision setting the deadline hearings on the basis of the
Earlier in June, head of Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party Jarosław Kaczyński said new rules changing the way the country’s Constitutional Tribunal works could be adopted in July.
The tribunal has been at the centre of a bitter, ongoing political row. A stalemate over the court has sparked criticism abroad and protests in the country. The European Commission has initiated a so-called rule of law procedure against Poland.
Polish MPs in heated debate over rules on constitutional court
A parliamentary committee has decided to work on a bill on the Constitutional Tribunal put forward by the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party, withdrawing proposals submitted by the opposition.
At the request of the committee’s head Stanislaw Piotrowicz, the members decided in a vote to only leave the draft bill put forward by PiS.
Those in majority argued that after the Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD) withdrew their proposal
The decision sparked criticism of the opposition, whose representatives argued that it was a breach of the legislative procedure, and the committee should be convened three days before the meeting.
Four new bills on the Constitutional Tribunal were put forward in Parliament before yesterday’s meeting. One of the bills was proposed by Law and Justice, one by the opposition Polish People’s Party, the third by Kukiz 15’, and the fourth by KOD, which opposes sweeping reforms that ruling party PiS has pushed through since coming to power in October.
The meeting of the Justice and Human Rights Committee lasted for over seven hours and ended at 3:30 am.
Opposition MPs unsuccessfully demanded breaks and their request for a so-called public hearing was rejected. During the meeting, PiS MPs, who have a majority in the committee, introduced a speaking time limit of two minutes.
The bill by Law and Justice that the full bench of the Tribunal will be 11 judges. Judgments would be taken by simple majority,
The project remained a provision setting the deadline hearings on the basis of the
Earlier in June, head of Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party Jarosław Kaczyński said new rules changing the way the country’s Constitutional Tribunal works could be adopted in July.
The tribunal has been at the centre of a bitter, ongoing political row. A stalemate over the court has sparked criticism abroad and protests in the country. The European Commission has initiated a so-called rule of law procedure against Poland.