Today, parliament began debate on the draft amendments to the Law on the Constitutional Court, providing inter alia the appointment of new judges TK, instead of ending their terms this year. After hearing one instance, the debate was interrupted.
The debate was interrupted the next sitting of the Sejm at the request of Ms Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz of Modern.
The application for the amendment of the Act on the Constitutional Court was made by the PiS last Friday. One proposal concerns the fact that Seyms successors chose only those judges whose term of office ends during the current term of office of the Chamber. “Judges of the Court appointed by the Sejm. The selection is made Parliament this term of office, which expires term of office of a judge of the Court, whose place is elected his successor” – says in the draft of Law and Justice.
According to this draft the term of office of Judge rozpoczynałaby up on the day of taking the oath to the President of the Republic – within 30 days. Failure vows within this period or his refusal will mean the renunciation of positions. According to the project in the case of candidates who have not yet started the term of office for the purposes of this Act, the choice is to be carried out from the beginning, under the new rules.
October 8 previous Parliament with a majority of the PO-PSL elected five new judges TK. Last week ended term of office of three judges of the Court, and 2 and 8 December ends in the next two. President Andrzej Duda has not sworn the judges, which is necessary for them to decide. If you will enter into force proposal PiS ws. The amendment of the Constitutional Tribunal Act, the selection of new judges will have to perform again.
This project also assumes that the entry into force of the amendment will expire term of office Andrzej Rzepliński as president TK (not as a judge). The Act would come into force within seven days from the announcement.
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