The European Court of Human Rights has entered a pilot judgment in the case Rutkowski and Others v. Poland, deciding that the excessive length of court proceedings and the application of respective complaint procedure, which fall short of the standards established under the Convention of Human Rights, are a systemic problem in Poland. The cases resolved by the judgment are just the tip of the iceberg: 600 similar cases await a hearing before the court.
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Excessively Lengthy Cases Hamper Justice in Poland
The European Court of Human Rights has entered a pilot judgment in the case Rutkowski and Others v. Poland, deciding that the excessive length of court proceedings and the application of respective complaint...
by Małgorzata Szuleka
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