Constitutional Tribunal and Law Justice

President Andrzej Duda: Who will blink first The ruling Law and Justice amended the law on how the Constitutional Tribunal functions in late 2015, which triggered a stand-off between the government and opposition after the government refused to recognize three judges chosen by the previous government, according to Deutsche Welle. Instead, it chose its own candidates, who were sworn in by President Andrzej Duda and they have yet to be allowed by the tribunal to take up their positions. Jagland called on Poland parliament to resolve the crisis, which he said has paralyzed the constitutional court and hurt the rule of law. The world is watching The European Commission and the Council of Europe Venice Commission have both launched international investigations into the state of Polish democracy. The Venice Commission, an advisory panel for the Council of Europe, said that recent measures enacted by Warsaw endangered the country democracy while adding that actions taken by the previous government were also unconstitutional. In mid-March, the human rights panel blasted the Polish government for its attempted overhaul of the country top court. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.