%0 Journal Article
%T The Rule of Law in the EU: Between Union and Unity
%A Peirone
%A Franco
%J -
%D 2019
%R 10.3935/cyelp.15.2019.344
%X Sa£¿etak The use of Article 7 TEU against Poland and Hungary has been generally welcomed with relief, proving that, at last, the EU is ready to defend Article 2 TEU values when Member States openly violate them. However, it is not clear yet what the main value that is claimed to be breached £¿ the rule of law £¿ amounts to in the EU. Actually, the resort to Article 7 TEU crowns a process of equipping the EU with a rule of law framework to combat Member States¡¯ failures in both law making and enforcement, regardless of the law¡¯s content and provenance. This article demonstrates that the EU rule of law is anchored to a ¡®thin¡¯ conceptualisation of the ideal and that the EU is moving from a mere rule of EU law towards a more sophisticated EU rule of law perspective. This process is, at the same time, enlarging the boundaries of the EU legal order and reaffirming the Union character £¿ and not Unity only £¿ of EU integration through law
%K EU values
%K EU law
%K rule of law
%K rule of law crisis
%K compliance
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