@article{2019:bungenberg:rule_of_la,
title = {Rule of Law in the EU Legal Order},
year = {2019},
note = {Rule of law is considered as a constitutional principle of the
European Union (EU) which is the basis for both internal and external
actions of the Union. The European Commission as the guardian of the
treaties has a key role in ensuring adherence of the principle in the
EU. The courts within the EU, member states and particularly the CJEU
play a key role in safeguarding this principle. Rule of law has
however come under threat in a few member states, which has forced the
Commission to commence proceedings to prevent escalation of the
situation. This contribution looks into the importance of rule of law
as key principle of the EU and the mechanisms which have been used to
uphold it in the internal and external actions of the EU. It concludes
with a discussion on the importance of rule of law as a core value for
EU’s international agreements as highlighted by Opinion 1/17 of the
CJEU.},
journal = {ZEuS Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien},
pages = {383--406},
author = {Bungenberg, Marc and Hazarika, Angshuman},
volume = {22},
number = {3}
}