The Rule of Law and Legitimacy in Emerging Illiberal Democracies

András Sajó; Juha Tuovinen

doi:10.5771/0030-6444-2018-4-506

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- 475–476 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 475–476
- 477–479 EDITORIAL 477–479
- 480–636 AUFSÄTZE 480–636
  - 480–482 Constitutional Court: The Dilemma of Law and Politics Andreas Voßkuhle Andreas Voßkuhle 480–482
  - 483–505 The Challenge of Maintaining the Rule of Law: Ensuring Legitimacy of Courts at National and Cross-National Levels Shimon Shetreet Shimon Shetreet 483–505
  - 506–529 The Rule of Law and Legitimacy in Emerging Illiberal Democracies András Sajó, Juha Tuovinen András Sajó, Juha Tuovinen 506–529
  - 530–551 The Rule of Law in Crisis? – Some Observations from the Perspective of the Venice Commission Martin Kuijer Martin Kuijer 530–551
  - 552–560 Domestic Infringements of the Rule of Law as a European Union Problem Marek Safjan Marek Safjan 552–560
  - 561–569 Post-Revolutionary Europe? Pavel Rychetský Pavel Rychetský 561–569
  - 570–582 Judicial Independence – French and European Perspectives Emmanuel Cartier Emmanuel Cartier 570–582
  - 583–599 Changes of the Judicial Structure in Hungary – Understanding the New Authoritarianism Zoltán Fleck Zoltán Fleck 583–599
  - 600–606 A Tale about Poland – Introduction to the Situation in Poland Peter Oliver Loew Peter Oliver Loew 600–606
  - 607–623 Convulsions in the Rule of Law Ewa Łętowska Ewa Łętowska 607–623
  - 624–636 Anti-Constitutional Transformation in Poland: Dimensions, Sources, and Prospects Wojciech Sadurski Wojciech Sadurski 624–636
- 637–640 AUS JUSTIZ UND RECHTSPRECHUNG IN OSTEUROPA 637–640
- 641–641 AUS DER RECHTSPRECHUNG DES EGMR 641–641
- 642–645 ABSTRACTS 642–645
- 646–646 AUTOREN 646–646
- 647–647 IMPRESSUM 647–647
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The Rule of Law and Legitimacy in Emerging Illiberal Democracies

Autoren

András Sajó Juha Tuovinen

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0030-6444-2018-4-506
- ISSN: 0030-6444
- ISSN online: 2366-6730
Abstract

The current legal changes in Eastern and Central Europe leading to illiberal regimes are raising fundamental questions about the nature of the legitimacy of these regimes. While constitutional democracies rely on legitimacy originating from the observance of the rule of law, the rule of law is challenged in countries like Hungary, Poland and progeny. This article analyses, in particular, the lack of clear standards in illiberal regimes, especially where the cultural traits that underlie and animate the rule of law, in particular fairness, are not part of the “folklore”. It then thoroughly outlines the transformation of the judiciary in an illiberal state, followed by an analysis of the demise of the rule of law beyond the attack on the judiciary, and the use of legality in an illiberal state. The article concludes that governments, while relying on certain aspects of the rule of law in protecting their own position and their own assets, nevertheless do not see value in following the rules of reason and fairness for the reasons that the rule of law is valued. They rather see it as a smoke screen for their activities that may justify them to some, and hide them from others.
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