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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20191126-122149-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-power-of-appearances/ The Power of ‘Appearances’ Krajewski, Michał Ziółkowski, Michał eng 2019-11-26 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 judicial independence Polish Supreme Court Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Last week the EU Court of Justice replied to Polish Supreme Court’s preliminary references regarding the independence of judges of its Disciplinary Chamber. The good news is that the ECJ gave to all Polish courts a powerful tool to ensure each citizen’s right to a fair trial before an independent judge, without undermining the systems of judicial appointments in other Member States. The bad news is that the test of appearance may easily be misused or abused.