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The pointed commentary published on Verfassungsblog over the last week—coming from different perspectives and informed from different experiences—shows the potential of such debates. In the case of Greece, they are an important addition to a discourse focusing too much on austerity or debt sustainability.
The illiberal turn in Europe has many facets. Of particular concern are Member States in which ruling majorities uproot the independence of the judiciary. For reasons well described in the Verfassungsblog, the current focus is on Poland. Since the Polish development is emblematic for a broader trend, more is at stake than the rule of law in that Member State alone (as if that were not enough). If the Polish emblematic development is not resisted, illiberal democracies might start co-defining the European constitutional order, in particular, its rule of law-value in Article 2 TEU. Accordingly, the conventional liberal self-understanding of Europe could easily erode, with tremendous implications.
In 2007, the Treaty makers ennobled the former fundamental principles of the Treaty on European Union as European values. Respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law and the protection of human rights have henceforth transcended the sphere of ‘merely’ legal matters. They have been posited as widely shared and deeply rooted normative orientations and thus the true foundations of the common European house. This step was probably meant to tap a new source of legitimacy and stability.
So gewiss die Rechtsgeschichte nicht Hilfswissenschaft der dogmatischen Fächer ist, so unentbehrlich ist sie für die Justierung und Fortentwicklung der Grundbegrifflichkeit, der systematischen Analyse und dogmatischen Konstruktion des geltenden Rechts. Dies sei anhand von Herausforderungen gezeigt, die sich aus dem europäischen Rechtsraum für die Rechtswissenschaft ergeben, genauer, für die Wissenschaft vom Verwaltungsrecht. Diese ist besonders betroffen, weil ihre Grundbegrifflichkeit erodiert. ...