by Brendan Strok | Oct 14, 2022 | Ohio State University
Since the fall of communism in Poland in 1989, no single party has won an outright majority of seats in parliamentary elections – until the PiS (Law and Justice) Party became the first in 2015. With the presidency occupied by fellow PiS member Andrzej Duda, the...
by Ulrika Brameus | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
A man holds a banner with Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) with the slogan “Program of the party program of the nation, Stop Demoktaturze (combine words democracy and dictatorship) of PiS” as he takes part in march demanding...
by Lydia Palmer | Feb 7, 2022 | University of Chicago
This past Thursday, February 3, 2022, President Andrzej Duda of Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party submitted legislation to dismantle the Supreme Court’s Judicial Disciplinary Chamber. This legislation represents the culmination of longstanding pressure on Poland...
by Atman Mehta | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
Despite not having grown up in the US, for virtually all my life I’ve heard about the robustness of American democracy, including – especially – the strength of its judiciary. Given those childhood...
by Ryan Stolz | Apr 8, 2019 | Boston University
Recently, Mongolia has seen its Democracy in peril, posing a great risk for backsliding. Currently, Freedom House has categorized Mongolia as a “free nation.” But, as The Washington Post and ForeignPolicy.com note, President Khaltmaa Battulga has taken drastic...
