What US Judges Can Learn From the German Experience The Trump administration is engaged in a battle over the “mode of rule” of the American society. During his presidential campaign, in March 2023, Donald Trump announced a 10-point plan to dismantle the “deep state”. According to the Claremont Institute, a think tank that works “to … Read more
Juan Gálvez Galisteo (PhD student at the University of Seville, undertaking a research stay at the University of Minho) I. 27 February 2018. This is the date on which the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its landmark judgment in the “Portuguese Judges” case [Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses v. Tribunal … Read more
Remarks After the First Year of the Restoration of the Rule of Law in Poland Disclaimer: The author worked for Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland as an expert on lay judges, and since 18th of October 2024 has been appointed as a Minister of Justice Plenipotentiary for the Open Judiciary. According to … Read more
The Polish rule of law restoration, following the opposition’s victory in December 2023, centres on the status of ‘neo-judges’ appointed after a 2018 reform under the Law and Justice (PiS) party, which altered judicial appointments in the country. This blog highlights the tension between ‘old judges’ (pre-2018), accusing ‘neo-judges’ of ethical compromise, and the new … Read more
Borderlines Podcast Series Profiles the Men and Women of the Court of Justice Who are the women and men behind the CJEU’s decisions? The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is an incredibly powerful institution, yet little is known about the backgrounds, judicial philosophies, and ambitions of its judges and advocates general. The … Read more
