New threats to the rule of law in Council of Europe member States: selected examples

Amendment No. 14 | Doc. 14405 | 10 October 2017

Signatories:

Mr Philippe MAHOUX, Belgium, SOC ; Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia, SOC ; Mr Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland, SOC ; Mr Frank SCHWABE, Germany, SOC ; Mr Mart van de VEN, Netherlands, ALDE

Origin

2017 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, before paragraph 9, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly asks the Venice Commission for an opinion on the compatibility with the Council of Europe's standards on the rule of law of the Polish law of 12 July 2017 on the Ordinary Courts Organisation, as well as of the two draft laws recently submitted to the Sejm by the President of the Republic, on amending the law on the National Council of the Judiciary and on the Supreme Court."