Mnemonic Constitutionalism and Rule of Law in Hungary and Russia
Journal: UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam)
Year: 2020

The article examines the rise of memory laws and the wider practice of using simplistic historical narratives within constitutional law in countries with serious democratic decline. The mushrooming of memory laws in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) throughout the 2010s, which went hand-in-hand with democratic backsliding in the region, is now well documented. In particular, Hungary has recently been at the epicentre of the EU's critique for violation of the rule of law standards. Beyond the EU,