Reinforcing Rule of Law Oversight in the European Union

This book provides the definitive reference point on all the issues pertaining to dealing with the 'crisis of the rule of law' in the European Union. Both Member State and EU levels are considered. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the concrete legal bases and instruments that the EU may avail itself of for enforcing rule of law, and the volume clearly demonstrates that a number of legally sound ways of rule of law oversight are available. Contributors are leading scholars who assess the potential role to be played by the various bodies in the context of dealing with the EU's rule of law imperfections.

Carlos Closa is Professor of Political Science at the Institute for Public Goods and Policies (IPP) at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Madrid. He has been a member of the Venice Commission for democracy through law and a consultant for the Council of Europe, the European Commission and the European Parliament. He has researched and published widely, focusing on the areas of EU citizenship, the EU's constitutional structure, and relations between the EU and its Member States.

Dimitry Kochenov is Martin and Kathleen Crane Fellow in Law and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, New Jersey, Professor of EU Constitutional Law, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands, and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Natolin. He advised international institutions and governments, including Dutch and Maltese. He has also researched and published widely focusing on EU constitutional law, EU citizenship and EU overseas territories law.