nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230710-111022-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230710s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230710-111022-0 doi eng 342 23 Farkas, Erika Author aut Restoring the Rule of Law By Breaching It - Hungary's Judicial Reform and the Principle of Legality Farkas, Erika Verfassungsblog 2023-07-10 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The judicial reform recently passed by the Hungarian Parliament ostensibly seeks to restore the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law in Hungary. Crucially, it is also a vital step for the government to gain access to the 27 billion in frozen EU funds. While some might think that the EU’s strategy has been successful, a closer look shows that while the reform has the potential of improving judicial independence, the procedure leading to its adoption shows that there is no real commitment to restore the rule of law. In particular, throughout the law-making process the government consistently flouted the principle of legality, including the requirement of transparent, accountable, democratic and pluralistic law-making. CC BY-SA 4.0 Democratic Backsliding Hungary Principle of Legality Kádár, András Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/restoring-the-rule-of-law-by-breaching-it/ raw object