nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/15d128d43218f87c DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 241223s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/15d128d43218f87c doi eng 342 23 Scheppele, Kim Lane Author aut Blinded by Legality - The Venice Commission’s Change of Heart on Restoring the Rule of Law in Poland Scheppele, Kim Lane Verfassungsblog 2024-12-23 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Venice Commission’s recent opinions on Poland’s judicial reforms have prioritized formal legality over substantive judicial independence. The Commission thereby effectively legitimizes the judiciary captured under the previous autocratic government. The Commission’s shift contrasts sharply with its own prior critiques and European court rulings, raising concerns that the Commission’s stance now shields autocracy under the guise of legality. CC BY-SA 4.0 Polish Constitutional Tribunal Rechtsstaat Rule of Law Venice Commission autocratic governments (DE-588)4129195-5 gnd Rechtsstaat Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/blinded-by-legality/ raw object