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III ZP 21/00 AI generated

Supreme Court rules that investigative proceedings under the State Secrets Protection Act do not apply to judges.

Case Number III ZP 21/00
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether investigative proceedings under the State Secrets Protection Act apply to judges. The First President of the Supreme Court sought clarification due to conflicting interpretations by the Ombudsman for Human Rights and the National Council of the Judiciary. The Court held that such proceedings are inapplicable to judges, including presidents and vice-presidents, to prevent executive interference with judicial independence.

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Art. 27 ust. 1 pkt 1 i art. 28 ust. 1 pkt 3 ustawy z dnia 22 stycznia 1999 r. o ochronie informacji niejawnych; The provisions of the State Secrets Protection Act regarding investigative proceedings and security clearance do not apply to judges, thereby safeguarding judicial independence from executive interference.

Keywords

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State Secrets Protection Act judicial independence investigative proceedings security clearance executive interference judges immunity constitutional principles

Cited Legislation

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Art. 27 ust. 1 pkt 1 of the State Secrets Protection Act
Art. 28 ust. 1 pkt 3 of the State Secrets Protection Act
Art. 10 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland
Art. 173 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland
art. 173 Konstytucji RP
art. 8 ust. 2 Konstytucji
art. 173 Konstytucji
art. 2 Konstytucji
art. 5 Konstytucji
art. 45 § 1 Konstytucji

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