Sentences with phrase «weaken judicial independence»

BRUSSELS (Reuters)- The European Union on Wednesday urged the Romanian parliament to reconsider recent judicial reforms, which critics say weaken judicial independence.

The United States notes with concern that the Parliament of Romania is considering legislation that could undermine the fight against corruption and weaken judicial independence in Romania.

The Moroccan constitution provides for an independent judiciary, and, as in previous years, NGOs asserted that corruption and extrajudicial influence weakened judicial independence.

Not exact matches

The takeaway from Roberts» earlier remarks seems to be his stark linkage between judicial independence (yes, an old theme) and the First Amendment: namely, that a weakened judiciary (or even a judiciary with less than life tenure) will be less able to safeguard the First Amendment.