Law and Order

Law and Order The case of Poland and the EU’s need to show leadership Source: Flickr Particular concern has been caused in the wake of Poland’s decision to withdraw from the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Istanbul Convention, the first binding instrument in the world on...

Interim independence

Interim independence Poland found to be in breach of EU law   Source: Krakow Post As the judges of Poland’s Supreme Court returned to their seats this Monday, the clash between the Polish government and the EU entered a new chapter.   On Friday 19 October,...

Poland and pragmatism

Poland and pragmatism The rule of law procedure shows what the EU really is   Source of the photo: newsweek.pl The academic discipline of International Relations (IR) has always seen the competition of two schools of thought: realism and liberalism-idealism. The...