Russia court rules against investigation of 1940 Poland massacre
July 8, 2008
[JURIST] A Moscow court Monday rejected an attempt by relatives of Polish victims of the 1940 Katyn massacre [CNN backgrounder; Poland backgrounder] to renew investigations into the killings. The government of Mikhail Gorbachev [Guardian profile] admitted in 1990 that Josef Stalin had personally.... [more] 
Poland president refuses to sign EU reform treaty
July 1, 2008
[JURIST] Polish President Lech Kaczynski [official website] Tuesday refused to sign the EU reform treaty [JURIST news archive], properly known as the Treaty of Lisbon [PDF text; website], saying that to do so would be "pointless" after Irish voters rejected [JURIST report] the treaty in a June.... [more]
Poland court rules trial of former communist leader can proceed
July 1, 2008
[JURIST] A Polish appeals court has ruled that the trial of former communist military leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski [official website] can proceed, overturning a lower court decision that halted the trial [JURIST report] while prosecutors gathered more evidence against other communist.... [more]
Poland court rules on riot police convictions for 1981 protest killings
June 25, 2008
[JURIST] A Polish appellate court Tuesday overturned the conviction of one riot police officer found guilty for the shooting deaths of nine coal miners during a 1981 protest, but affirmed the convictions of 14 other officers convicted in relation to the same incident. The coal miners were.... [more]
Poland court wants more evidence in indictment against ex-communist leaders
May 14, 2008
[JURIST] A Polish judge ruled on Wednesday that prosecutors must amend their indictment against former communist leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and other former communist officials to present a greater range of evidence against the defendants. Jaruzelski was.... [more]
Poland lower house approves EU reform treaty
April 1, 2008
[JURIST] The lower house of the Polish parliament [official website, in Polish] voted 384-56 Tuesday to approve the EU reform treaty [JURIST news archive], formally known as the Treaty of Lisbon [official website; PDF text]. The upper house is expected to ratify the treaty Wednesday. Poland had.... [more]
New Poland PM pledges to opt out of EU rights charter
November 25, 2007
[JURIST] New Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk [BBC profile] has told the Polish Parliament [official website] that his government will refuse to sign the European Charter of Fundamental Rights [European Parliament materials], part of the new EU Reform Treaty [JURIST news archive]. Tusk said the.... [more]
Poland charges 6 soldiers with murdering civilians in Afghanistan
November 15, 2007
[JURIST] Polish prosecutors have charged six Polish soldiers with murder and violations of the Geneva Conventions [ICRC materials] in connection with an August 16 incident in Afghanistan in which the soldiers allegedly fired into a crowd of civilians who posed no threat of harm to the soldiers..... [more]
EU leaders agree to EU Reform Treaty text
October 18, 2007
[JURIST] European Union (EU) leaders reached agreement on the text of a proposed EU Reform Treaty [PDF text; EU materials] at a summit [EU materials] in Lisbon early Friday local time, working through last minute objections by Poland and Italy. Much of the summit focused on reservations by those.... [more]
ECHR affirms rejection of Poland abortion laws
October 1, 2007
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has confirmed its ruling that a Polish woman's rights were violated when she was denied an abortion based on medical concerns that the pregnancy may cause her to go blind. Alicja Tysiac suffered a retinal hemorrhage after delivering her child by.... [more]
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