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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/15d128d43218f87c https://verfassungsblog.de/blinded-by-legality/ Blinded by Legality - The Venice Commission’s Change of Heart on Restoring the Rule of Law in Poland Scheppele, Kim Lane eng 2024-12-23 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Polish Constitutional Tribunal Rechtsstaat Rule of Law Venice Commission autocratic governments Rechtsstaat Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 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.