nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/9fd8709dc8d8e52c DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260114s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/9fd8709dc8d8e52c doi eng 342 23 Lo Nardo, Marco Author aut Keeping Up with Changing Times - The Update of the Venice Commission’s Rule of Law Checklist Lo Nardo, Marco Verfassungsblog 2026-01-14 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Venice Commission’s Rule of Law Checklist is one of the most influential soft-law instruments for assessing constitutional governance in Europe and beyond. In December 2025, this comprehensive framework has recently undergone a significant update. The revised text reframes the rule of law in light of new challenges. The result is a complex document that captures the defining features of today’s digital constitutionalism, where constitutional democracies and human rights are not only threatened by public authorities, but also by private actors governing spaces which are formally private but practically functioning as public squares. CC BY-SA 4.0 Council of Europe Europarat. Europäische Kommission für Demokratie durch Recht Rule of Law Venice Commission rule of law backsliding (DE-588)5157104-3 gnd Europarat. Europäische Kommission für Demokratie durch Recht Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/venice-commission-checklist-2025/ raw object