by Selen Esencay | Apr 27, 2020 | Bilkent University
On April 15, the Polish Parliament enacted the “Stop Abortion” bill. Although the Sejm[1] decided to redirect the bill for further review in parliamentary committees, the government was criticized for taking advantage of the COVID-19’s restrictive measures to...
by Mary Farrell | Apr 13, 2020 | American University
Crises have always created opportunities for undemocratic leaders to consolidate power. Hitler used the Reichstag fire, Alberto Fujimori used the threat of communist violence in Peru, and Vladimir Putin took advantage of the chaos in post-communist Russia. Most...
by John W | Apr 6, 2020 | Rollins College
In recent years, a fear has taken hold that democratic erosion is occurring all across the globe, from the United States to the Philippines. Many theories have been introduced in an attempt to explain why this is occurring and how it can be stopped. While the subject...
by Marina Berardino | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
After the fall of communism in 1989, Poland elected its first non-Communist prime minister since the early post-war years. However, some politicians still seemed to have communist ties. To counter this, Jarosław Kaczyński started a far right movement united in the Law...
by Francesca Ofilada | Nov 25, 2019 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Source: Rzeczpospolita The Law and Justice Party in Poland is taking both Law and Justice into its own hands. After winning a Parliamentary majority in 2015, the PiS seized control of the Polish Supreme Court by passing legal amendments to the constitution (1). Having...
