nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20180823-162630-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 180823s2018||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20180823-162630-0 doi eng 342 23 Biernat, Stanisław Author aut Why the Polish Supreme Court’s Reference on Judicial Independence to the CJEU is Admissible after all Biernat, Stanisław Verfassungsblog 2018-08-23 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On August 2nd 2018, the Polish Supreme Court has referred questions to the European Court of Justice about whether or not the forced retirement of most of its senior judges and other infringements of judicial independence are compatible with EU law. That decision is a landmark step in the serious constitutional crisis in Poland that has been going on for several years. One issue is of fundamental importance: Is the SC’s preliminary reference  to the CJEU admissible? CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 judicial independence Polish Supreme Court Kawczyńska, Monika Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/why-the-polish-supreme-courts-reference-on-judicial-independence-to-the-cjeu-is-admissible-after-all/ raw object