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Monitoring compliance with the rule of law by the European Union

On 2 December 2025, the Democracy, Rule of Law, and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG) held a meeting on ‘Monitoring compliance with the rule of law by the European Union’....

‘Present and Futureof the Rule of Law in the EU’ – Workshop at UCD, Dublin

CEU Democracy Institute Rule of Law Clinic and UCD Sutherland School of Law and joinly organised a workshop ‘Present and Futureof the Rule of Law in the EU’ (4 April...

Rule of Law at a Crossroads: The Walesa Case as a Catalyst for Rebuilding Judicial Independence?

The CEU Democracy Institute Rule of Law Clinic, the Review of Democracy (RevDem), and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law (BIICL) held a webinar on November 27, 2024,...

Panel debate at Koźmiński University (Warsaw)

On 29 October 2024 a panel debate about the Rule of Law Clinic's latest report was held at Koźmiński University in Warsaw....

Launch of the report “Rule of Law beyond the EU Member States”

On 28 October 2024 a new report of the Rule of Law Clinic was launched at the European Policy Center in Brussels....

Omer Shatz Testifies Before Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe

Omer Shatz, Senior Research Fellow at the CEU DI Rule of Law Clinic and the legal director of front-LEX, an NGO challenging EU migration policies via strategic litigation, has testified...

The Rule of Law beyond the EU Member States: Assessing the Union’s Performance

Policy Dialogue, co-organised with the Rule of Law Clinic at the CEU Democracy Institute, will present the main findings of the 'Shadow Rule of Law Report' and discuss the major...

Omer Shatz’s lecture at Columbia University

Omer Shatz (Research Affiliate at CEU Rule of Law Clinic) delivered a lecture ‘EU Crimes against Humanity and Failed Success for Human Rights’ at the seminar organized by the European...

‘A Playbook for Reinstating the Rule of Law’ Conference in Freiburg (20–21 June 2024)

Barbara Grabowska-Moroz and Dimitry Kochenov participated in a conference 'A Playbook for Reinstating the Rule of Law' organized by University of Freiburg....

“Rule of Law and the People of Europe” conference at King’s College London

On 10 May 2024 Dimitry Kochenov participated in a conference “Rule of Law and the People of Europe” at King’s College London. The European Union’s Rule of Law actions to...

National Chengchi University, Social Sciences, Workshop on Democracy and Constitutionalism, Taipei, Taiwan

Workshop on Democracy and Constitutionalism

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Columbia University a double public lecture series ‘EU Crimes against Humanity and the Breakdown of the Rule of Law’ (with Omer Shatz and Sarah Ganty), New York, USA.

EU Crimes against Humanity and the Breakdown of the Rule of Law

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D. Kochenov and M. Broberg at EUI seminar ‘How the Law Works’ (25 March 2024, European University Institute, Department of Law, Florence)

European University Institute

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Launch of the book Law, Populism, and the Political in Central and Eastern Europe

The CEU Democracy Institute Rule of Law Clinic cordially invites you to the launch of the book Law, Populism, and the Political in Central and Eastern Europe, edited by Rafał Mańko, Adam Sulikowski, Przemysław...

Nebrija University, Chair in Global Migration: talk ‘The Evolution of Personhood in EU’s Rule of Law’ on a panel with Jacopo Martire and Sarah Ganty hosted by Diego Acosta Arcarazo, Madrid, Spain.

Nebrija University

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“The tension between guarantees and violations of human rights in the European Union” – panel on EU’s human rights violations, Barcelona, Spain.

On 6 March 2024 Dimitry Kochenov took part in a seminar “The tension between guarantees and violations of human rights in the European Union”. It was organized by the Center...

Hardenbergsches Haus Hannover, ‘Protecting Europe’s Judges’ a public panel with Marlene Wind, Katarina Sipulova et al, Hannover, Germany.

Hardenbergsches Haus Hannover

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Leibniz Universität Hannover, ‘Populist Constitutionalism and Populist Communication’ workshop talk, Hannover, Germany.

Leibniz Universität Hannover

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Fundamental Rights Agency, ‘Enhancing the Implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights’ conference talk, EFTA House, Brussels, Belgium.

Fundamental Rigths Agency

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Yale Law School and Macmillan Center, ‘EU Borders in Post-Colonial World’ seminar with Hans Kundnani and Seyla Benhabib, New Haven, USA.

Yale Law School and Macmillan Center

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Chicago Law School, lecture ‘EU Enlargement Facing Ukraine’, Chicago, USA.

Chicago Law School

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Piper Fund Judicial Integrity Seminar Series, assaults on state courts with J. Grogan and M. Milov-Cordoba (online).

Piper Fund Judicial Integrity Seminar Series

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