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Third-party intervention in Nedelchev and Tsarigradska v. Bulgaria case

Rule of Law Clinic at the CEU Democracy Institute and Stichting Rechters voor Rechters (“Judges for Judges”) submitted third-party intervention in Nedelchev and Tsarigradska v. Bulgaria case concerning a covert...

Comments on the 17th Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary

The CEU DI Rule of Law Clinic has submitted its observations concerning the draft 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary. The Clinic referred to the main rule of...

Third-party intervention in the Asbóth and Others v Hungary case

EU DI Rule of Law Clinic and Human Rights Centre at Ghent University submitted a third-party intervention in the Asbóth and Others v Hungary case. It concerns a complaint from...

Danileţ v Romania – ECtHR Grand Chamber judgment

In December 2025 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in Danileţ v Romania case, in which the Rule of Law Clinic submitted amicus...

The rule of law: holding the line against tyranny and anarchy

The House of Lords’ Select Committee on the Constitution has published a report titled ‘The rule of law: holding the line against tyranny and anarchy‘. Joelle Grogan and Laurent Pech...

The Rule of Law beyond the EU Member States: Assessing the Union’s Performance 2025

The European Policy Centre, its Connecting Europe project, and the CEU Democracy Institute are pleased to invite you to the upcoming event “The Rule of Law beyond the EU Member...

Rule of Law Clinic submitted an amicus curiae brief in an EU-Belarusian border crisis case

Rule of Law Clinic submitted an amicus curiae brief to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of H.M.M. and Others v. Latvia (application no. 42165/21)....

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

A new independent report led by the Rule of Law Clinic at the CEU Democracy Institute (Budapest), seeks to examine the EU's own adherence to rule of law requirements....

A Guide to Protecting the Rule of Law in the European Courts Amid Democratic Backsliding

CEELI Institute in Prague published a study "A Guide to Protecting the Rule of Law in the European Courts Amid Democratic Backsliding" co-authored by Laurent Pech....

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...

Third-party intervention in Danileţ v Romania

On 16 October 2024, the CEU DI Rule of Law Clinic submitted the third-party intervention in Danileţ v Romania case. The case concerned a disciplinary sanction imposed on a judge...

Rule of Law Clinic submitted amicus curiae briefs in EU-Belarusian border crisis case

Rule of Law Clinic submitted an amicus curiae brief to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of C.O.C.G. and Others v. Lithuania (application no. 17764/22)....

Amicus curiae briefs in so-called Stop Soros cases

Rule of Law Clinic submitted third-party intervention in cases pending before the European Court of Human Rights and dealing with the consequences of the so-called Stop Soros legislation adopted in...

Rule of Law Clinic submitted amicus curiae briefs in EU-Belarusian border crisis cases

Rule of Law Clinic submitted amicus curiae briefs to the European Court of Human Rights in two cases: S.S. v Latvia (application no. 15408/23) and M.A. and Others v Latvia...