The case arose after a Polish court asked whether the Polish government’s ability to effectively appoint one of the three judges to a jury to decide criminal cases or to end the secondment was violated. requirements for judicial independence or not.
The Polish court said the secondment and termination of the contract were not based on predefined legal criteria and did not need to be accompanied by a statement of reasons afterwards.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said that the rules relating to secondaries must provide the necessary guarantees to prevent them from being used as a means of political control over political parties. judicial decisions.
Poland’s nationalist government is embroiled in a series of disputes with the EU over issues such as the rule of law and judicial reforms that critics say undermine the independence of the private sector. France.
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