Advocacy for a citizen-centric rule of law agenda: How do we bring the rule of law to life?

IF 1.4 2区社会学 Q1 LAW

European Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-13 DOI:10.1111/eulj.12385

Adis Merdzanovic, Kalypso Nicolaidis

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Abstract

How do we best defend the rule of law against its attackers, both within the European Union and outside of it? Often, the rule of law has been perceived as a domain belonging to jurists, lawyers, bureaucrats, or politicians. Yet at its most fundamental, the rule of law needs to be thought of from a citizen's perspective. When enforced, it guarantees freedoms and liberties for citizens and enables us to live peacefully. In this article, we propose a citizen-centric rule of law agenda based on a deep conviction that it is if and when it becomes a citizen-based societal principle that its many attackers are best countered. We discuss the challenges and necessities of rule of law promotion and propose an assessment approach called the “living list”. We close with a call for citizen-scholars to fight for the rule of law, the most precious human invention of all time.

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倡导以公民为中心的法治议程：我们如何实现法治？

我们如何才能最好地捍卫法治，抵御来自欧盟内外的攻击者?通常，法治被认为是属于法学家、律师、官僚或政治家的领域。然而，从最根本的角度来看，法治需要从公民的角度来考虑。一旦实施，它保证了公民的自由和自由，使我们能够和平地生活。在本文中，我们提出了一个以公民为中心的法治议程，基于一个深刻的信念，即当它成为一个以公民为基础的社会原则时，它的许多攻击者就会得到最好的反击。我们讨论了推进法治的挑战和必要性，并提出了一种称为“活清单”的评估方法。最后，我们呼吁公民学者为法治而奋斗，法治是人类有史以来最宝贵的发明。

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European Law Journal LAW-

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2.10

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21.10%

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期刊介绍： The European Law Journal represents an authoritative new approach to the study of European Law, developed specifically to express and develop the study and understanding of European law in its social, cultural, political and economic context. It has a highly reputed board of editors. The journal fills a major gap in the current literature on all issues of European law, and is essential reading for anyone studying or practising EU law and its diverse impact on the environment, national legal systems, local government, economic organizations, and European citizens. As well as focusing on the European Union, the journal also examines the national legal systems of countries in Western, Central and Eastern Europe and relations between Europe and other parts of the world, particularly the United States, Japan, China, India, Mercosur and developing countries. The journal is published in English but is dedicated to publishing native language articles and has a dedicated translation fund available for this purpose. It is a refereed journal.