http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20221017-162426-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/misconceptions-rol/ Three misconceptions about the EU rule of law crisis Jakab, András eng 2022-10-17 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 EU Commission Rule of Law rule of law backsliding Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 There are three major academic and political misconceptions concerning the EU rule of law crisis. The first mistake is already in the denomination, as the name ‘rule of law crisis’ is actually misleading, the second is to believe that ‘the EU does not have the necessary legal tools’, and the third is to conceive it as a ‘crisis only in the Member States affected’. These misconceptions make the crisis look narrower and less threatening than what it actually is, while also offering excuses for inaction.