Evaluating the Impact of the EU Court of Justice ruling about the Muzzle Law in Poland

The Wiktor Osiatyński Archive and OKO.press cordially invite you to an online debate on the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the disciplinary system for judges in Poland, including the muzzle law (case reference C-204/21).

Speakers:
Laurent Pech – full professor of law, Dean of Law and Head of the Sutherland School of Law
Monika Frąckowiak – judge, vice president of MEDEL Magistrats Européens pour la Démocratie et les Libertés
Patryk Wachowiec – legal analyst at the Civic Development Forum (Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju)
Chair: Anna Wójcik (The Wiktor Osiatyński Archive)

3:00 - The impact of the EU Court of Justice judgment on the muzzle law
8:06 - The reaction of Polish authorities to the judgment - Patryk Wachowiec
13:57 - The importance of the judgment on fundamental rights of judges - Monika Frąckowiak
19:25 - The "test of independence" in Poland - Patryk Wachowiec
26:13 - Harassment of Polish judges for implementing European courts rulings - Monika Frąckowiak
29:50 - Who can verify if the court in the EU is correctly established under EU law - Laurent Pech
40:24 - Outcomes of the CJEU judgment for judges in Poland - Monika Frąckowiak
44:43 - What actions the civil society can undertake - Patryk Wachowiec
50:58 - What the EU institutions should do in the case of non-compliance with CJEU judgment - Laurent Pech

Followed by Q&A