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Ukraine’s rule of law compliance remains poor however the evaluation scale is drawn and whatever resources external donors commit to foster the rule of law in the country. This article examines domestic hindrances to the introduction and consolidation of the rule of law in Ukraine. It argues that systemic shortcomings in rule of law application in Ukraine are not only and not so much due to deficiencies in the supply of law, or the shape of laws ...

Overview of how the Constitutional Court uses the concept of the "rule of law" and related concepts in its case law.

This contribution focuses on the impact of surveillance on the rule of law, due process and the presumption of innocence, key values and principles of a democratic order. It illustrates how they are implemented and enforced in contemporary surveillance societies, while referring to European law and case law.

© Cambridge University Press 2017. In June 1990, the representatives of the 35 States participating in the Conference on Cooperation and Security in Europe gathered in Copenhagen for what would turn out to become one of the most important stepping stones in the articulation of a new political and legal order for Europe at the end of the Cold War. At the conference, the US delegation, seconded by Canada and the UK, tabled a draft declaration on ...

The cooperation between the European Union (‘EU’ or ‘Union’) and third countries on return and readmission of irregular migrants is increasingly informal, namely enshrined in political or administrative deals rather than formal international treaties. This article explores the effect of the systematisation in the use of informal deals on the rule of law compliance of the Union’s return policy. It argues that the systematic recourse to informal ...

© The Editors and Contributors Severally 2015. All rights reserved. International and supranational courts are increasingly central to the development of a transnational rule of law. Except for insiders, the functioning and impact of these courts remain largely unknown. Addressing this gap, this innovative book examines the manner in which and the extent to which international courts and tribunals contribute to the rule of law at the national, ...