Countering the Judicial Silencing of Critics: Novel Ways to Enforce European Values

Countering the Judicial Silencing of Critics: Novel Ways to Enforce European Values von Bogdandy, Armin Author aut Spieker, Luke Dimitrios Author aut Text xx# 2019 Verfassungsblog 2019-03-06 eng The Polish government is stepping up its repression. The freedom of political speech is a main target. A national judge has not just the right but an outright duty to refer a case to the CJEU whenever the common value basis is in danger. Thus, a Polish judge faced with a case concerning the silencing of critics, must refer the matter to the CJEU and request an interpretation of Article 2 TEU in light of the rights at stake. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 von Bogdandy, Armin Freedom of Expression judicial independence Referral to the ECJ 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/countering-the-judicial-silencing-of-critics-novel-ways-to-enforce-european-values/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.17176/20190324-203914-0 190306 10.17176/20190324-203914-0 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)