Publication details
The Dispute Concerning the Polish Constitutional Tribunal
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Russian Law |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | Repozitář MU |
| Field | Law sciences |
| Keywords | Constitutional court |
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| Description | Dispute Concerning the Polish Constitutional Tribunal. Poland is currently under criticism for an amendment of the Constitutional Tribunal Act passed by the new government majority party called Law and Justice (PiS). In 2015, a legislative change was adopted which introduced an obligation for the Constitutional Tribunal to discuss unconstitutionality of an act only in the presence of at least 13 judges, under the chairmanship of President or Vice President of the Constitutional Tribunal. An act is unconstitutional if two-thirds of the judges vote for it. This text compares this requirement with the adjustment in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia in the past and present. |