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MEDEL fully endorses the nomination of its member Iustitia for the Peace Nobel Prize!
 
Quoting Secretary-General of the UN Antonio Guterres, at the 2020 Peace Bell Ceremony on the anniversary of the International Day of Peace, "We have solid evidence that human rights, respect for the rule of law, access to justice and opportunities for all are the building blocks for peaceful communities and societies”.

 
 

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MEDEL issued today a statement, condemning the decision of the Polish Minister of Justice (acting as Prosecutor General) to transfer independent prosecutors hundreds of kilometres away from the places they live. You can read the statement below:

For the last 5 years, MEDEL has repeatedly expressed its concern, disbelief and indignation about the process of devastation of Rule of Law in Poland. The constitutional check and balance guarantors, such as the Constitutional Court and the National Judicial Council have been disabled.

LEX

Our member association Lex Super Omnia, from Poland, issued a statement on the unlawful secondment of some of its members, ordered by the Polish authorities as a way of harassing the brave and independent prosecutors that keep fighting for the Rule of Law in Poland. You can read the statement below:

The Board of the "Lex Super Omnia" Prosecutors’ Association with great surprise and indignation received decisions of National Prosecutor of 15 January 2021, where it seconded selected prosecutors – members of "Lex Super Omnia" Prosecutors' Association to remote, lowest rank posts, in many cases located hundreds of kilometers away from their place of residence and current work. A relocation which involves additional budgetary costs for prosecutors.

online event "The judiciary: possible ways of development. March of a Thousand Gown a year later"To mark the anniversary of the "March of the 1000 Robes" that took place in Warsaw on 11 January 2020, the Polish judges associations Iustitia and "Themis" will organise on

18 January 2021, from 7pm to 9pm (CET)

the online event

"The judiciary: possible ways of development. March of a Thousand Gown a year later"

MEDEL CAMEDEL is holding today its online Council of Administration, debating Rule of Law and the independence of the Judiciary.

EU

5231 judges and prosecutors signed the open letter of Iustitia to the European Commission demanding further and stronger action to protect Rule of Law.
 
European and world magistrates united in defence of #RuleOfLaw in Poland and in the European Union!

CEPEJ LogoMEDEL is today represented by its board member Iria González at the CEPEJ plenary meeting - the 2020 report on evaluation of judicial systems and the posible implementation of a certification mechanism for AI tools and services are being discussed, among other topics.

The evaluation report of judicial systems, artificial intelligence and cyberjustice at the heart of the discussions of the next CEPEJ plenary meeting.

The CEPEJ will hold its 34th online plenary meeting on 8 December 2020. On this occasion, the various options that can be envisaged within the framework of the setting up of a certification mechanism for artificial intelligence tools and services on the basis of the CEPEJ Charter will be examined.

ENCJ

MEDEL welcomes the statement of ENCJ on the situation of the Judiciary in Turkey and reaffirms it's full commitment to defend the Rule of Law in Turkey and its solidarity with all the Turkish judges, prosecutors and all other citizens who have been unlawfully persecuted.

On 8 December 2016 the ENCJ General Assembly suspended the observer status of the High Council for Judges and Prosecutors of Turkey as it  no longer complied with the ENCJ Statutes and was no longer an institution which is independent of the executive and legislature ensuring the final responsibility for the support of the judiciary in the independent delivery of justice.

Four years later, unfortunately, the situation has not improved and has in fact deteriorated considerably. The Council for Judges and Prosecutors is a Council in name only, as none of its actions or decisions demonstrate any concern for the independence of the judiciary. Without a Council to protect and guarantee the independent delivery of justice in Turkey, there is little hope for the Rule of Law in Turkey in general and for access to independent, fair and impartial courts for all who come before the courts including Turkish citizens.  

COEMEDEL participated at the plenary meeting of the CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROSECUTORS (CCPE), held in 18-19 November 2020.

It the plenary, the CCPE approved Opinion No. 15 (2020): The role of prosecutors in emergency situations, in particular when facing a pandemic.

MEDEL

MEDEL and other three european associations (Judges for Judges, Association of European Adminstrative Judges and European Association of Judges) sent a letter to the President of the European Council, the President of EU Commission and the German Presidency of the EU Council, asking for clear and unequivocal action in defense of Rule of Law in Poland and in the European Union.
 
Medel et trois autres associations européennes (Judges for Judges, Association des Juges Administratifs Européens et Association Européenne des Juges) ont envoyé une lettre au président du Conseil Européen, à la Présidente de la Commission Européenne et à la présidence allemande du Conseil de l’UE, demandant une action claire et sans équivoque pour la défense de l’État de Droit en Pologne et dans l’Union Européenne.

  1. Reply from the European Commission to the letter of the Platform for an Independent Judiciary
  2. MEDEL statement on Judge Igor Tuleya’s hearing
  3. Interview with Monika Frackowiak about the rule of law breaches taking place in Poland
  4. CCJE OPINION 23 - Judicial Associations
  5. Report "The Functioning of Courts in the COVID-19 pandemic"
  6. CCJE adopted "The Role of Associations of Judges in Supporting Judicial Independence"
  7. "Tout est fait pour empêcher le Parquet national financier d’exercer normalement son office"
  8. MEDEL Statement on Judge Beata Morawiec
  9. Europe for Poland!
  10. Online event "Europe for Poland"
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