The Constitutional Tribunal is the constitutional court of the Republic of Poland, a judicial body established to resolve disputes on the constitutionality of the activities of state institutions; its
The seat of the Tribunal, Warsaw
The seat of the Tribunal, Warsaw (2006)
Demonstration organized by the KOD, 18 December 2016
The Grand Courtroom, in which the Court adjudicates in its full composition
The Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis has been an ongoing political conflict in Poland starting in the second half of 2015 over the appointment of five of the 15 judges of the Constitutional Tribu
Constitutional Tribunal (Poland)
…of a new Constitution. The Constitution mandates that its 15 members are elected by the Sejm, the lower house, for 9 years. It is the subject of an appointment crisis since 2015. It should not be confused with the Supreme Court of Poland…
A Committee for the Defence of Democracy protest in Warsaw against Poland's new government, 12 December 2015
A pro-government Law and Justice rally in support of the new Constitutional Tribunal legislation, 13 December 2015
A demonstration opposing the new Constitutional Tribunal legislation, organized by the Left Together (Razem), Warsaw, 3 December 2015