Rule of Law infringements in Hungary and Poland and the EU institutions safeguarding processes. Between years 2017-2022
(2023) STVK02 20222Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- What have the EU institutions done to safeguard rule of law values in Poland and Hungary? The goal of this thesis is to examine how Hungary and Poland have acted in ways that contradict EU values of rule of law, as well as what the EU institutions have done to safeguard these principles legislated in the Union's rule of law principle. Using a modified theory of external governance to explain incentives and motivations underpinning the EU institutions strategy to protect rule of law values. Based on a cost-benefit analysis of the consequences of political actions - or motivation to support common values - making it appropriate to protect these through temporarily suspending of certain rights of non-compliant member states. A process-tracing... (More)
- What have the EU institutions done to safeguard rule of law values in Poland and Hungary? The goal of this thesis is to examine how Hungary and Poland have acted in ways that contradict EU values of rule of law, as well as what the EU institutions have done to safeguard these principles legislated in the Union's rule of law principle. Using a modified theory of external governance to explain incentives and motivations underpinning the EU institutions strategy to protect rule of law values. Based on a cost-benefit analysis of the consequences of political actions - or motivation to support common values - making it appropriate to protect these through temporarily suspending of certain rights of non-compliant member states. A process-tracing method using first-hand material was used to map EU institutions' political and legal processes aimed at discouraging and impeding rule-of-law violations by the Hungarian and Polish governments from 2017 to 2022. The findings indicate that EU institutions gradually enforced stricter procedures as a result of Hungary and Poland's failure to fully implement the necessary changes to support the rule of law. Making access to EU funding conditional on rule of law implementation. Lending support to both branches of the theory. (Less)
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- author
- Stark, Emelie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK02 20222
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- EU institutions, Rule of law, Hungary and Poland, Defending EU Values, EU Conditionality
- language
- English
- id
- 9105523
- date added to LUP
- 2023-02-22 13:48:27
- date last changed
- 2023-02-22 13:48:27
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