Poland Ordered by Top Human Rights Court to Fix Judicial System
- Two judges unfairly treated by government-controlled panel
- Ruling adds to torrent of criticism over rule-of-law issues
Poland's Supreme Court building in Warsaw.
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Poland must quickly end political interference in its judicial system, the European Court of Human Rights ordered in the latest round of a fast-escalating feud between the nation and its western neighbors over the rule of law.
The Strasbourg, France-based tribunal ruled Monday that two Polish judges rejected for positions were denied a fair hearing by a government-controlled panel set up to oversee judicial job applications.