http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/916d035fe9278506 https://verfassungsblog.de/immunising-the-venice-commission-against-autocratic-contamination/ Immunising the Venice Commission Against Autocratic Contamination - Unbecoming Members in a Rule of Law Institution Bodnar, Adam Pech, Laurent eng 2026-02-04 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 PiS Venice Commission Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The Venice Commission plays an important role in shaping standards of European constitutionalism. With greater influence, however, should come greater responsibility. As this post will outline, the Venice Commission suffers from one institutional flaw which concerns the method of selecting its members, a flaw which has been made worse by an unwillingness to enforce its own membership requirements and principles of conduct.