The UIHJ at the 5th congress of the judicial officers of Poland in Wisla

A draw back for the profession

Many foreign delegations (Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia) like Jacques Isnard, president of the UIHJ, had convened near the Wisla river where was held, in the prolongation of the congress, a great international conference placed under the authority of professors Andrzej Marciniack and Kazimierz Lubinski.
The ministry of Justice of Poland had delegated a representative to which members of other corporations had joined.
The congress highlighted important concerns among our Polish fellow-members, primarily on two subjects: the uncontrolled widening of the profession with the governmental project to appoint several hundreds of judicial officers without taking any account of the current parameters of the profession and, secondly, that of the tax on the expenses according to “imperium” of the judge, this last assumption resulting in ' increasing the monitoring of the jurisdictions on the judicial officers.
One could not affirm that the remarks made by the authorities succeeded in reassuring the profession which even fears that the liberal statute could be revoked.
It seems finally that the dialogue with the ministry of Justice is not very open.
The congress was upset by such an avalanche of provisions that it regards as a draw back for the profession, in particular compared to the French model and the standards suggested by the World Bank and the Council of Europe (CEPEJ).
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A very European speech

The speech of the president of the UIHJ was once again very “European” in the sense where there is from now on the same corporation of liberal inspiration in almost the totality of the Member States. Nevertheless, it remains to harmonise the statutes and to broaden the activities.
President Isnard stressed the decline of the execution and the need for privileging, in addition to the recovery of the debts, the apprehension of new prerogatives.
The international conference placed under the topic of “the organisation and the operation of the profession of judicial officers” was the occasion for Professor K. Lubinski to clarify current deficiencies of the statute, the function and the image of the Polish judicial officer, while suggesting initiatives which could support the implementation of reflections, even of reforms.
After a historical background and on the basis of triple demonstration relating to the image of the judicial officer, his training and the diversification of his activities, Mr. Lubinski described the current situation of the profession to call some with improvements of functional and scientific nature.
In conclusion, according to the academic, the Polish judicial officer must promote his functions around him, modernise his working conditions, make his relations evolve, improve his image - still too negative - and wonder about the future of his statute.
It rested to Professor A. Marciniak to pronounce the closure of the seminar.
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A vibrant homage to Mrs. Karpiuk Suchecka, former chairwoman of the Chamber of judicial officers of Poland and congratulations to the new president

At the end of the congress a vibrant homage was paid to Mrs Iwona Karpiuk Suchecka, former president. Everyone agreed to recognize the extent of the accomplished work.
A series of handing-over of medals was finally programmed to the profit of the former presidents of the national chamber.
Finally, the renewal of the board was carried out. The board is now as follows:
President: Gabriel Pietrasik
Vice Presidents: Andrzey Kulagowski, Jacek Spurny and Michal Redelbach
The UIHJ addresses its warmest congratulations to the new president Pietrasik and to the members of the office and wishes a peaceful retirement to Mrs Iwona Karpiuk Suchecka.