Criza statului de drept în perioada actuală. Perspectiva UE
The crisis of the rule of law in the current period. EU perspective

Author(s): Iulian Nedelcu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Universul Juridic
Keywords: european construction; the rule of law; respect for human dignity; freedom; democracy; equality; respect for human rights;
Summary/Abstract: In the European construction, the rule of law is considered the foundation of all the values on which the European Union is based, and its observance is an indispensable condition for the observance of the other values of the Union, in other words, of its existence. In Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, we find the rule that the rule of law is one of the fundamental values on which the Union is founded, which is joined in the text by respect for human dignity, liberty, democracy, equality and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. Given the importance attached to this principle, it is a natural concern to keep it unaltered and to ensure that its compliance, organization and implementation by all Member States are equal at all times. In recent years, in various states, against the background of complex external situations and due to the economic crisis felt worldwide, there have been political actions considered to be "at the limit of the law", which were considered to affect the rule of law. All this has forced the Union to take concrete measures to strengthen the rule of law in order to prevent democratic slippages that could jeopardize the security of European construction.

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