Restoring the Rule of Law By Breaching It
<p>The judicial reform recently passed by the Hungarian Parliament ostensibly seeks to restore the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law in Hungary. Crucially, it is also a vital step for the government to gain access to the 27 billion in frozen EU funds. While some might think tha...
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2023-07-01
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| description | <p>The judicial reform recently passed by the Hungarian Parliament ostensibly seeks to restore the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law in Hungary. Crucially, it is also a vital step for the government to gain access to the 27 billion in frozen EU funds. While some might think that the EU’s strategy has been successful, a closer look shows that while the reform has the potential of improving judicial independence, the procedure leading to its adoption shows that there is no real commitment to restore the rule of law. In particular, throughout the law-making process the government consistently flouted the principle of legality, including the requirement of transparent, accountable, democratic and pluralistic law-making.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb6b5e656cd240ec960d8548ddf3e9d22023-07-10T06:41:49ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442023-07-012366-7044Restoring the Rule of Law By Breaching ItErika FarkasAndrás Kádár<p>The judicial reform recently passed by the Hungarian Parliament ostensibly seeks to restore the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law in Hungary. Crucially, it is also a vital step for the government to gain access to the 27 billion in frozen EU funds. While some might think that the EU’s strategy has been successful, a closer look shows that while the reform has the potential of improving judicial independence, the procedure leading to its adoption shows that there is no real commitment to restore the rule of law. In particular, throughout the law-making process the government consistently flouted the principle of legality, including the requirement of transparent, accountable, democratic and pluralistic law-making.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/restoring-the-rule-of-law-by-breaching-it/Democratic Backsliding, Hungary, Principle of Legality |
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