Strengthening the Rule of Law in Europe: From a Common Concept to Mechanisms of ImplementationWerner Schroeder Respect for the 'rule of law' is, according to Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, a value on which the Union is founded and a prerequisite for the accession of new Member States. However in some Member States there are deficiencies as regards the independence of the justice system or other aspects of the rule of law, and on several occasions the Union has been confronted with a rule of law crisis. In order to address this problem the book elucidates the principal elements of a common European rule of law in a global context, and explores the different mechanisms and instruments appropriate to safeguard the rule of law and to address future rule of law crises in the Member States.The book brings together contributions from renowned academics, high-ranking professionals and experts in the fields of European law, public international law and constitutional law. |
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... safeguard the rule of law and to address future rule of law crises in the Member States. The book brings together contributions from renowned academics, high-ranking professionals and experts in the fields of European law, public ...
... safeguard the rule of law and to address future rule of law crises in the Member States. The book brings together contributions from renowned academics, high-ranking professionals and experts in the fields of European law, public ...
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... EU Rule of Law Framework ......................202 B. 'National Rule of Law Safeguards' ...............................................203 C. 'Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law' .......................................
... EU Rule of Law Framework ......................202 B. 'National Rule of Law Safeguards' ...............................................203 C. 'Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law' .......................................
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... safeguard the essence of the fundamental rights of the Union beyond the scope of the Charter, namely within the Art 20 TFEU protected 'Kernbestand' of citizenship, von Bogdandy, Kottmann, Antpöhler, Dickschen, Hentrel and Smrkolj (n 31) ...
... safeguard the essence of the fundamental rights of the Union beyond the scope of the Charter, namely within the Art 20 TFEU protected 'Kernbestand' of citizenship, von Bogdandy, Kottmann, Antpöhler, Dickschen, Hentrel and Smrkolj (n 31) ...
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... safeguard the respect for the rule of law which is a pre-requisite for the very existence of the Union. Article 7 TEU is not suitable for this purpose. Given the majorities required by this provision to adopt a decision, the threshold ...
... safeguard the respect for the rule of law which is a pre-requisite for the very existence of the Union. Article 7 TEU is not suitable for this purpose. Given the majorities required by this provision to adopt a decision, the threshold ...
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... safeguard judicial independence in Member States. Even though one could have just witnessed that in Hungary, the most seri- ous violations of judicial independence resulted in the effective joint action of the Commission and the Court ...
... safeguard judicial independence in Member States. Even though one could have just witnessed that in Hungary, the most seri- ous violations of judicial independence resulted in the effective joint action of the Commission and the Court ...
Contents
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Council of Europe and EuropeanUnionDifferent Concepts ofthe Rule of Law? | 113 |
Mechanisms of Implementingthe Rule of Law in Europe | 171 |
Institutional Implications of Implementing the Rule of Law in Europe | 241 |
Index | 291 |
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access to documents administration Al Barakaat application Article Article 2 TEU Bogdandy BVerfGE Charter of Fundamental CML Rev Community compliance concept concerned Constitutional Court constitutionalisation context Convention cooperation Council of Europe Court of Justice debate decisions democracy democratic developed ECHR ECtHR effective elements enforcement ensure established EU law EU’s Europäischen European Commission European Court European Law European Parliament European Union existing freedom fundamental rights Fundamental Rights Agency guarantees human rights Hungarian Hungary ibid individual infringement procedure institutions interpretation issues judges judicial independence judiciary jurisprudence Kochenov legal certainty legal order legislation mechanisms Member ment monitoring organisations Oxford paras particular political principle of conferral principle of proportionality protection public authorities referred regard Report requirements right of access role rule of law safeguards sanctions situation strengthen the Rule TFEU tion transparency Treaty Union law United Kingdom Venice Commission violations