On Monday 15 December from 17:30-19:00 (CET), the Democracy Institute Rule of Law Clinic of the Central European University (CEU) and the Review of Democracy (RevDem) are organizing a webinar entitled ‘Two Years after Walesa v Poland – Restoring the Rule of Law in a Post-Illiberal Context‘. The webinar will discuss the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments in the case of Walesa v. Poland and the developments and challenges in restoring the rule of law in Poland.
Here is a description of the event:
‘On December 15, the CEU Democracy Institute Rule of Law Clinic and the Review of Democracy (RevDem) will host a webinar on challenges in the process of rebuilding judicial independence in Poland. The European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) landmark Walesa v. Poland judgment will serve as a starting point. In this ruling, the ECtHR, using its pilot judgment procedure, set a one-year deadline for the Polish government to improve judicial appointment procedures. In November 2025, this deadline has been postponed for the second time. Currently, there are more than 1100 pending cases against Poland concerning the judicial reforms initiated by the PiS government in 2017.
The event will discuss the main developments in this field: the new draft law aimed at restoring the rule of law and recent Court of Justice of the European Union case-law regarding judicial independence in Poland, with a particular focus on the AW ‘T’ case.
Join us as leading experts and practitioners examine the main legal challenges in rebuilding the rule of law and implementing ECtHR case-law.’
You can register here for the webinar.
