Rule of Law in the EU 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

• Introductory chapter to the volume. This book aims at taking stock of the state of the rule of law in the EU 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It pays special attention to the chal- lenges that the EU Member States from CEE and their citizens have been facing in the transition to democracy and the rule of law, and in the process of EU accession. But the book also inquires, more broadly, after the causes for what appears to be a more general weakening, if not an outright crisis, of the rule of law in the Union. Furthermore, the book reflects on the way forward, weigh- ing alternative approaches for curbing instances of democratic backsliding in individual EU Member States and ensuring robust and sustainable rule of law in the Union. Crucially, the book addresses the question: What is and what should be the role of EU institutions in upholding the rule of law in the Union and its Member States?

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Juridik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Law (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Rule of Law

EU law

EU

Berlin Wall

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