Appeal dismissed; prior lustration declaration does not exempt new candidates under 2006 Act.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed Beaty P.'s appeal against the National Council of the Judiciary's decision to reject her candidacy for a judicial position due to a missing lustration declaration. Although the applicant argued that a 2006 declaration she made for a different role exempted her from a new one, the court found the old 1997 Act's provisions had expired. The court ruled that declarations under the repealed 1997 law do not satisfy the obligations imposed by the current 2006 Act for new candidates.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 7 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 18 października 2006 r. o ujawnianiu informacji o dokumentach organów bezpieczeństwa państwa z lat 1944-1990 oraz treści tych dokumentów; Art. 7 ust. 2a ustawy z dnia 11 kwietnia 1997 r. o ujawnieniu pracy lub służby w organach bezpieczeństwa państwa lub współpracy z nimi w latach 1944-1990; A prior lustration declaration made under the repealed 1997 Act does not exempt a candidate from the obligation to submit a new declaration under the current 2006 Act.