Book contents
- EU Law in Populist Times
- EU Law in Populist Times
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- I Economic Policy
- II Human Migration
- III Internal Security
- IV Constitutional Fundamentals
- 15 Defending Democracy in EU Member States
- 16 The Politics of Resentment and First Principles in the European Court of Justice
- 17 The Populist Backlash against Europe
- 18 The Democratic Disconnect, the Power-Legitimacy Nexus, and the Future of EU Governance
- Conclusion
- Index
16 - The Politics of Resentment and First Principles in the European Court of Justice
from IV - Constitutional Fundamentals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2019
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Book contents
- EU Law in Populist Times
- EU Law in Populist Times
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- I Economic Policy
- II Human Migration
- III Internal Security
- IV Constitutional Fundamentals
- 15 Defending Democracy in EU Member States
- 16 The Politics of Resentment and First Principles in the European Court of Justice
- 17 The Populist Backlash against Europe
- 18 The Democratic Disconnect, the Power-Legitimacy Nexus, and the Future of EU Governance
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
Although the European Union has faced many crises in recent years, including Brexit and the euro crisis, the current trend of democratic backsliding in Hungary, Poland, and perhaps other Member States is the most serious of all. These governments have trampled upon the values of democracy, rule of law, and human rights. In doing so, they have called into question the very foundations of European integration and have undermined the European project from within. The governments of Hungary and Poland have openly challenged liberal democracy, one of the core constitutional features of the European Union.1
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- EU Law in Populist TimesCrises and Prospects, pp. 457 - 476Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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