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Three More Countries Join in LGBT Lawsuit Against Hungary

Tamás Orbán April 7, 2023

Fourteen member states stand with the Commission in accusing Hungary of discrimination, including France and Germany, joining the lawsuit hours before the deadline.

Frozen Bank Accounts, Again: The Arrival of a New Tyranny

Sebastian Morello November 20, 2022

We have become, it appears, a people who simply accept arbitrary power as a satisfactory substitute for due process and the rule of law. If that is the case, then the looming tyranny under which we shall soon be toiling is one we entirely deserve.

Poland, EU Reach Rule-of-Law Impasse

Sven R. Larson August 10, 2022

While the Polish parliament has passed legislation to meet demands from Brussels, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen believes “those measures have not gone far enough.”

Moral Chaos Writ Large, Part II:
Restoring Ethics to the Rule of Law

Harrison Pitt June 16, 2022

Opinions will always differ on what best approximates the common good and on the utility of law as an agent of virtue in any particular case. But to imitate the liberal silence on such crucial questions is to invite radical neo-Marxists to answer them for us.

Moral Chaos Writ Large: The Liberal Subversion of the Rule of Law (Part I)

Harrison Pitt May 29, 2022

Liberal thinkers have fetishized their false image of the rule of law as a commitment to neutrality. The idea has become such a sacred article of the liberal faith, that any effort to draw upon our Judeo-Christian heritage is condemned as tyranny.

EU Triggers Process to Withhold Funds from Hungary for “Rule-of-Law” Violations

David Boos May 5, 2022

Following Viktor Orbán’s victory at the Hungarian elections, the EU has launched its “budget conditionality procedure” which could lead to EU funds being withheld from Hungary. While Hungarian opposition leaders welcome this move, the government speaks of a “witch hunt.”

EU Adopts Resolution to Withhold Funds from Poland and Hungary

David Boos March 12, 2022

The EU defends the sanctions as a means toward protecting the rule of law, judicial independence, and transparency; Warsaw and Budapest, however, read the ruling as a political tool used to punish governments that the EU disapproves of.

Countering the Sao Paolo Forum

Carlos Perona Calvete February 24, 2022

Over the weekend of February 18th, the Foro Madrid concluded its first meeting in Bogotá, Colombia. An initiative of the “Fundación Disenso,” a think-tank set up by Spain’s VOX party, Foro Madrid brought together leaders from political parties and organizations throughout Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries. Participants included ex-Peruvian Vice President Francisco Tudela, Colombian Senator […]

Chinese President Draws Attention to the Role of ‘Lawfare’

Carlos Perona Calvete February 19, 2022

Understanding international law as a field of competition between great powers, China is moving to “upgrade its legal toolkit” in order to oppose foreign sanctions and interface, and strengthen its global position.

European Court of Justice Rules Poland and Hungary Could Lose EU Money

Bridget Ryder February 18, 2022

The ECJ handed down the much-anticipated ruling on denying EU countries EU money. Significantly, the pronouncement was broadcast live in Hungarian and Polish, indicating how ground-breaking ruling is considered. The court denied all of Poland and Hungary’s grievances, but the fight over rule of law has just truly begun.

Tag: rule of law

Three More Countries Join in LGBT Lawsuit Against Hungary

Frozen Bank Accounts, Again: The Arrival of a New Tyranny

Poland, EU Reach Rule-of-Law Impasse

Moral Chaos Writ Large, Part II:
Restoring Ethics to the Rule of Law

Moral Chaos Writ Large: The Liberal Subversion of the Rule of Law (Part I)

EU Triggers Process to Withhold Funds from Hungary for “Rule-of-Law” Violations

EU Adopts Resolution to Withhold Funds from Poland and Hungary

Countering the Sao Paolo Forum

Chinese President Draws Attention to the Role of ‘Lawfare’

European Court of Justice Rules Poland and Hungary Could Lose EU Money

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