Article 7: A Commentary on a Much Talked-About ‘Dead’ Provision
Journal: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht
Year: 2021

Abstract The goal of this chapter is to contribute to the growing Article 7 TEU literature by showcasing the strong and weak points of this provision in the context of the on-going rule of law backsliding in Hungary and Poland threatening the very fabric of EU constitutionalism. This is done by presenting the general context of the institutional reactions to the so-called ‘reforms’ in Poland and Hungary aimed to hijack the state machinery by the political parties in charge; introducing the backg