>The European Court of Human Rights has decided to provisionally grant an interim measure in thecase of **Dziurda and Others v. Poland** (application no. 17392/26).
>The case concerns four legal professionals who were elected on 13 March 2026 as judges of the Constitutional Court, but who have so far not been allowed to take up their duties.
>The Court has asked the Polish Government to ensure that the applicants are not hindered in taking up and exercising their duties as judges of the Constitutional Court until any further decision is taken on their request for interim measures.
>The Court has also requested the Government to submit, by 20 May 2026, information concerning the applicants’ situation.
>The applicants submitted their request for interim measures on 30 April 2026 and have until 2 June 2026 to submit a full application under Article 34 (right of individual petition) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
>Interim measures under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court are decided in connection with proceedings before the Court, without prejudging any subsequent decisions on the admissibility or merits of the case itself. The Court grants requests for such measures only on an exceptional basis.
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>The European Court of Human Rights has decided to provisionally grant an interim measure in thecase of **Dziurda and Others v. Poland** (application no. 17392/26).
>The case concerns four legal professionals who were elected on 13 March 2026 as judges of the Constitutional Court, but who have so far not been allowed to take up their duties.
>The Court has asked the Polish Government to ensure that the applicants are not hindered in taking up and exercising their duties as judges of the Constitutional Court until any further decision is taken on their request for interim measures.
>The Court has also requested the Government to submit, by 20 May 2026, information concerning the applicants’ situation.
>The applicants submitted their request for interim measures on 30 April 2026 and have until 2 June 2026 to submit a full application under Article 34 (right of individual petition) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
>Interim measures under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court are decided in connection with proceedings before the Court, without prejudging any subsequent decisions on the admissibility or merits of the case itself. The Court grants requests for such measures only on an exceptional basis.
From the [ECHR’s press brief](https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion/pdf/?library=ECHR&id=003-8527755-12107787&filename=Dziurda%20and%20Others%20v.%20Poland%20-%20interim%20measures%20in%20case%20of%20judges%20elected%20to%20the%20Constitutional%20Court.pdf)