Press releases after the hearing

• SK 28/15, The terms of taking samples of biological material from
  an accused person for the purpose of genetic examination

  On 11 October 2016 at 9.00 the Constitutional Tribunal considered the constitutional complaint filed by M.H. with regard to the terms of taking samples of biological material from an accused person for the purpose of genetic examination.

• Kp 5/15, The Act on the Organisational Structure of Military Courts

  On 25 May 2016 at 11 a.m., the Constitutional Tribunal (full bench) publicly delivered its judgment, issued at a sitting in camera, on the application of the President of Poland filed with regard to the Act on the Organisational Structure of Military Courts.

• SK 37/14, The reimbursement of legal costs

  On 17 May 2016 at 9.30 a.m., the Constitutional Tribunal publicly delivered a judgment, issued at a sitting in camera, on the constitutional complaint submitted by W.O. with regard to legal costs.

• SK 16/14, Local referenda; the extraordinary mode of proceedings
  on the protection of personal interests in a referendum campaign

  On 12 May 2016 at 10 a.m., the Constitutional Tribunal publicly delivered a judgment, issued at a sitting in camera, on a constitutional complaint filed by Z.S. with regard to local referenda (the exceptional course of proceedings on the protection of personal interests in a referendum campaign).

• U 8/15, The Sejm’s resolutions on the invalidity of the Sejm’s resolutions of 8 October 2015; the Sejm’s resolutions of 2 December 2015 on the new election of judges to the Constitutional Tribunal

  The Sejm’s resolutions on the invalidity of the Sejm’s resolutions of 8 October 2015; the Sejm’s resolutions of 2 December 2015 on the new election of judges to the Constitutional Tribunal

• K 35/15, The Act amending the Constitutional Tribunal Act

  The Act amending the Constitutional Tribunal Act K 35/15 On 9 December 2015 at 9 a.m., the Constitutional Tribunal considered joined applications filed by a group of Sejm Deputies, the Polish Ombudsman, the National Council of the Judiciary of Poland and the First President of the Supreme Court with regard to the Act amending the Constitutional Tribunal Act. The Constitutional Tribunal adjudicated that: 1) the Act of...

• K 34/15, The Constitutional Tribunal Act

  On 3 December 2015 at 9 a.m. the Constitutional Tribunal considered an application submitted by a group of Sejm Deputies with regard to the provisions of the Constitutional Tribunal Act of 25 June 2015 concerning, inter alia, the election of judges to the Tribunal, the status of judges, and proceedings before the Tribunal. The Constitutional Tribunal adjudicated that: 1) Article 3 of the Constitutional Tribunal Act of...

• SK 66/13, The exclusion of a judge in the criminal procedure

  “The ex lege exclusion of a judge is an exceptional measure. It constitutes a departure from the rule that every judge is authorised to adjudicate in a case falling within the scope of the jurisdiction of the court where s/he adjudicates,” stated the Constitutional Tribunal. On 16 April 2015 at 9 a.m., the Constitutional Tribunal considered a constitutional complaint submitted by Mr D.N. with regard to the exclusion of a judge. The Constitutional...

• P 45/12, Banks’ referral of debts to enforcement proceedings, bypassing the court’s examination

  “Permitting banks to issue bank enforcement orders is inconsistent with the principle of equal treatment,” stated the Constitutional Tribunal. On 14 April 2015 at 9 a.m., the Constitutional Tribunal considered joined questions of law, submitted by the District Court in Konin, 5^th Commercial Division, with regard to the provisions of the Banking Act which permitted banks to issue bank enforcement orders. The Constitutional Tribunal adjudicated that...

• P 31/12, Lustration proceedings versus judges’ immunity

  “The need to carry out a lustration process with regard to judges in order to ensure their independence in adjudication should be balanced out with proper guarantees that safeguard judges and the administration of justice,” stated the Constitutional Tribunal. On 2 April 2015 at 9.00 a.m., the Constitutional Tribunal considered a question of law, submitted by the Circuit Court in Gliwice, as to whether judges’ immunity comprised liability for filing a false lustration...

• K 31/13, The amounts of fines for breaches of provisions on fisheries; differentiation within the category of liable entities

  “The legislator authorised a competent minister to specify the amounts of the said fines, depending on the types of breaches and the socially detrimental effects thereof. He did not entrust the minister with the power to specify minimum fines,” stated the Constitutional Tribunal. At the hearing on 17 March 2015 at 1 p.m., the Constitutional Tribunal considered an application filed by a group of Sejm Deputies with regard to the amounts of fines for breaches of...

• P 4/14, Gambling

  “The Gambling Act was enacted without any violation of the legislative procedure set out in the Constitution, and making gaming machines available for use exclusively in casinos meets the requirements of an important public interest, thus justifying the restriction of the freedom of economic activity,” held the Constitutional Tribunal. On 11 March 2015 at 9.00 a.m., the...