A Rescue Package For Fundamental Rights: An Online Symposium on Verfassungsblog
The constitution of the European Union depends on the fundamental rights situation in EU Member States. Hungary is the latest and most grave example of a EU Member State whose fundamental rights deficiencies are cause for concern. What can the Union do about it? What if treaty violation procedures and political pressure won’t do to get the situation under control? At which point ceases the problem to be an “internal” issue – in law, in politics? And how can the trap of massive centralization in the EU be avoided, if one broadens the scope of Union-level fundamental rights protection with ... continue reading
