War as a pretext to wave the rule of law goodbye? The case for an EU constitutional awakening

Petra Bárd, Dimitry V. Kochenov

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The war in Ukraine triggered significant changes at the European Union level. The speed at which the EU has achieved progress on sanctions, migration and defense is particularly impressive. But the Russian aggression against Ukraine has also served as a pretext for putting aside internal discussions about the rule of law, and provided additional political rationales for inaction against Member State governments responsible for the violation of European values, as well as triggered the deepening of double standards in several fields. Against this background, the paper argues that using this crisis as a justification for further inaction in the context of EU values is not a sustainable course of action. The Union must not delay further the need to act to halt the insidious erosion of democracy and the rule of law within its own borders both at the national and supranational level.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-49
Number of pages11
JournalEuropean Law Journal
Volume27
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2021

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