Sądy w Polsce

COURTS IN POLAND

The courts and tribunals shall pronounce judgments in the name of the Republic of Poland. The administration of justice in Poland shall be implemented by the Supreme Court, the common courts, administrative courts and military courts. Extraordinary courts or summary procedures may be established only during a time of war.
Court proceedings shall have at least two stages.
The common courts shall implement the administration of justice concerning all matters save for those statutorily reserved to other courts. Judges, within the exercise of their office, shall be independent and subject only to the Constitution and statutes. Judges shall be provided with appropriate conditions for work and granted remuneration consistent with the dignity of their office and the scope of their duties. A judge shall not belong to a political party, a trade union or perform public activities incompatible with the principles of independence of the courts and judges. Judges shall be appointed for an indefinite period by the President of the Republic on the motion of the National Council of the Judiciary. The Supreme Court shall exercise supervision over common and military courts regarding judgments. The First President of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President of the Republic for a 6-year term of office from amongst candidates proposed by the General Assembly of the Judges of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Administrative Court and other administrative courts shall exercise control over the performance of public administration. Such control shall also extend to judgments on the conformity to statute of resolutions of organs of local government and normative acts of territorial organs of government administration. The President of the Supreme Administrative Court shall be appointed by the President of the Republic for a 6-year term of office from amongst candidates proposed by the General Assembly of the Judges of the Supreme Administrative Court.