Rule of Law Report – Verfassungsblog

24 Januar 2022

George Stafford, Jakub Jaraczewski

Taking European Judgments Seriously

Today ends the deadline for stakeholder consultations for the 2022 EU rule of law report. The report is a welcome addition to the EU’s rule of law toolbox but it is missing a vital element: the non-implementation of judgments of international courts, including both the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. Continue reading >>

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02 Oktober 2020

Maximilian Steinbeis

Quo usque tandem, Viktorina

On Viktor Orbán, the EU Rule of Law Report, and the difference between risk and damage. Continue reading >>

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02 Oktober 2020

Too Little, Too Late

On 30 September, the European Commission has finally presented its long-awaited first edition of the new Annual Rule of Law Report, assessing the situation of the rule of law in all member states. In cases like Hungary and Poland, where the rule of law and democracy have been deliberately dismantled over the years, this monitoring approach, however, will hardly help. The report is unfortunately too little, too late. Instead, the EU needs to strengthen its enforcement capacity by linking breaches of the rule of law with actual sanctions. Continue reading >>

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