The Protection and Promotion of the Rule of Law in the European Union: State of the Art, Criticalities and Future Perspectives

The contribution aims at assessing the role and scope of the rule of law in the EU legal order before and after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. The investigation will consider both the internal and external dimensions of the principle with a view to appraise the current state of the art in terms of the applicable legal framework, single out its main criticalities, and review future perspectives for its affirmation and promotion.