This article is based on the conference "The Crises of the Rule of Law" which was held at the European Legal Studies Institute of Osnabrück University on the 5th and 6th of February 2018. The conference was organized by Aneta Wiewiórowska-Domagalska, President of the Internationale Juristenvereinigung Osnabrück. According to Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights. Due to political and constitutional developments in different member states of the European Union one of these fundamental values - the rule of law - has become the centre of a huge discussion all over Europe. A risk of serious violation of the rule of law is feared especially in Poland and Hungary. After almost two years of trying to start a constructive dialogue with Poland in the context of the Rule of Law Framework, the European Commission has concluded that there is a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law in Poland. The Commission therefore proposed on the 20th December of 2017 for the very first time in the history of the European Union to the Council to adopt a decision under Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union. These events have been the occasion for holding the conference about "The Crises of the Rule of Law“ with the aim of examining the reasons of these crises and considering possibilities of solving it and saving the rule of Law in the European Union. In this article the meaning and functioning of the rule of law will be explained before giving an introduction to both the situation in Poland and Hungary. After that the symptoms and reasons of the crises of the rule of law as well as possibilities of solving the crises and saving the rule of law will be discussed. The results of the conference will be included within this discussion.
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