defence rights in poland: selected sources - Fair Trials International

Sources
Right to liberty (Article 5): Between April 2007 and June 2012, Poland was held in violation
of Article 5 in twenty-eight decided cases.
Right not to be deprived of liberty save in specific circumstances [Article 5(1)] - Poland held
in violation in seven cases:
Mocarska v Poland [Decided 2007] – App No. 26917/05
Gębura v Poland [Decided 2007] – App No. 63131/00
Ladent v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 11036/03
Pankiewicz v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 34151/04
Miernicki v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 10847/02
Witek v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 13453/07
Kumeda v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 2369/09
Rights to be informed promptly of the reasons for arrest and any charge [Article 5(2)] -
Poland held in violation in one case:
Ladent v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 11036/03
If arrested, right to be brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorised by law to
exercise judicial power [Article 5(3)] - Poland held in violation in two cases:
Ladent v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 11036/03
Garlicki v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 36921/07
If arrested, right to trial within a reasonable time or to release pending trial [Article 5(3)] -
Poland held in violation in 16 cases:
Czajka v Poland [Decided 2007] – App. No. 15067/02
Garycki v Poland [Decided 2007] – App. No. 14348/02
Wojciechowski v Poland [Decided 2008] – App. No. 5422/04
Jabłoński v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 33985/05
Pyrak v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 54476/00
Bruczynski v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 19206/03
Kauczor v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 45219/06
Rybacki v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 52479/99
Nowak v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 7337/05

Kumeda v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 2369/09
Krawczak v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 24205/06
Raducki v Poland [Decided 2011] - App No. 10274/08
Finster v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 24860/08
Choumakov v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 55777/08
Knyter v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 31820/06
Ruprecht v Poland [Decided 2012] – App No. 39912/06
If arrested, right to take proceedings to challenge the lawfulness of detention, for this to be
decided speedily by a court and his release if the detention is not lawful [Article 5(4)] -
Poland held in violation in five cases:
Chruściński v Poland [Decided 2007] – App No. 22755/04
Baranowski v Poland [Decided 2007] – App No. 39742/05
Łaszkiewicz v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 28481/03
Pyrak v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 54476/00
Witek v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 13453/07
Right to an enforceable right to compensation if arrested in contravention of the provisions of
Article 5 [Article 5(5)] - Poland held in violation in two cases:
Bruczynski v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 19206/03
Włoch v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 33475/08
Reports
The Polish Ministry of Justice: Overview of ECtHR cases:
http://bip.ms.gov.pl/pl/prawa-czlowieka/europejski-trybunal-praw-czlowieka/opracowania-ianalizy-standardy-w-zakresie-ochrony-praw-czlowieka/
University of Warsaw: Developments in the field of Human Rights:
http://www.prawaczlowieka.edu.pl/index.php
Council of Europe: Memorandum by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of
Europe [2007]:
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jspid=1155005&Site=CommDH&BackColorInternet=FEC65B&
BackColorIntranet=FEC65B&BackColorLogged=FFC679#P189_18367 See in particular
Section IV(b)
Helsinki Foundation: Comments on ECtHR cases:
http://www.hfhr.pl/omowienia-orzeczen-etpcz/

Fair Trials International: Report on pre-trial detention (2011):
http://www.fairtrials.net/documents/DetentionWithoutTrialFullReport.pdf. See in particular
pages 72-74.
Local media: Coverage of per-trial detention:
http://www.wprost.pl/ar/230807/Polska-naruszyla-Europejska-Konwencje-Praw-Czlowieka/,
http://www.polityka.pl/kraj/analizy/1502545,1,na-co-sie-skarzymy-w-strasburgu.read
Right to a fair trial (Article 6): Between April 2007 and June 2012, Poland was held in
violation of Article 6 in forty four cases.
Cases
Right to a fair public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial
tribunal established by law [Article 6(1)] - Poland held in violation in 36 cases:
Malikowski v Poland [Decided 2007] – App No. 15154/03
Osiński v Poland [Decided 2007] – App No. 13732/03
Szydłowski v Poland [Decided 2007] – App No. 1326/04
Bobek v Poland [Decided 2007] – App No. 68761/01
Demski v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 22695/03
Krawczak v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 40387/06
Hołowczak v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 25413/04
Popławski v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 28633/02
Opałko v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 4064/03
A.E. v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 14480/04
Rybacki v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 52479/99
Sobolewski v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 19847/07
Strzałkowski v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 31509/02
Płonka v Poland [Decided 2009] – App. No 20310/02
Seliwiak v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 3818/04
Kauczor v Poland [Decided 2009] – App. No 45219/06
Kulikowski v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 18353/03
Jan Zawadzki v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 648/02
Flieger v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 36262/08

Krzysztofiak v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 38018/07
Brożyna v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 7147/06
Gęśla v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 15915/07
Antczak v Poland [Decided 2010] – App. No 3360/09
Urbanowicz v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 40459/05
Deeg v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 39489/08
Rafał Orzechowski v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 34653/08
Rejzmund v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 42205/08
Jurewicz v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 18500/10
Winerowicz v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 4382/10
Skurat v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 26451/07
Szparag v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 17656/06
Dombrowski v Poland [Decided 2011] - App No. 9566/10
Richert v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 54809/07
Wersel v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 30358/04
Pohoska v Poland [Decided 2012] – App No. 33530/06
Right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty [Article 6(2)] - Poland held in violation in
three cases:
Wojciechowski v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 5422/04
Kaźmierczak v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 4317/04
Finster v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 24860/08
Right to defend yourself through legal assistance of your own choosing [Article 6(3)(c)] -
Poland held in violation in 10 cases:
Kulikowski v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 18353/03
Rybacki v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 52479/99
Sobolewski v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 19847/07
Strzałkowski v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 31509/02
Seliwiak v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 3818/04
Urbanowicz v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 40459/05

Jan Zawadzki v Poland [Decided 2010] – App No. 648/02
Szparag v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 17656/06
Dombrowski v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 9566/10
Wersel v Poland [Decided 2011] – App No. 30358/04
Right to examine witnesses against you [Article 6(3)(d)] – Poland held in violation in one
case:
Demski v Poland [Decided 2008] – App No. 22695/03
Right to have attendance and examination of witnesses on your behalf [Article 6(3)(d)] -
Poland held in violation in one case:
Kachan v Poland [Decided 2009] – App No. 11300/03
Reports
The Ombudsmen: Submissions to Polish Ministry of Justice and the Constitutional Tribunal:
http://www.sprawy-generalne.brpo.gov.pl/pdf/2007/12/577154/1575063.pdf
Ministry of Justice: Overview of ECtHR judgments:
http://bip.ms.gov.pl/pl/prawa-czlowieka/europejski-trybunal-praw-czlowieka/opracowania-ianalizy-standardy-w-zakresie-ochrony-praw-czlowieka/
United Nations: Report on recent developments in the field of human rights in Poland
[2010]:
http://daccess-ods.un.org/TMP/1667305.38010597.html
Helsinki Foundation: Report on changes:
http://www.hfhrpol.waw.pl/precedens/images/stories/rzetelny_proces.pdf
Local media: Case Summaries:
http://www.rp.pl/artykul/833736-Strasburg--dlaczego-ekspert-pisze-opinie-trzy-lata.html