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Foreword: It’s the Rule of Law, Stupid!

Chapter 1. Saving the Rule of Law

What is the Rule of Law then?

A simple magic trick

Ask not (only) what it can do for you…

…also ask what you can do for the Rule of Law!

Coming up next

Chapter 2. When rule of law meets EU accession

The Twin Imperatives for the Western Balkans

Negotiating accession

Establishing legitimacy

What the Rule of Law is and why it matters

Going deep: Love and everyday gestures

Rule by Law and Rule of Law

“Liberal democracy”—beyond the buzzword

Fighting emperor Palpatine

What the people cannot decide

Chapter 3. Rule of Law Promotion, EU-style

Enlargement postponed or when Jean-Claude killed the mood

Reviving the relationship: the EU enlargement strategy

On the importance of being lawful

Recognise the problem and commit to solving it

Why elites don’t like the rule of law

“Do as I say, not as I do”—Intra-EU problems with the rule of law

A gospel with no sinners

Between nukes and lawyers

The Importance of Being ROLF

Chapter 4. The Fundamental Dilemma of EU Rule of Law Promotion

Achieving Sustainability or Why Inconsistency Ruins Progress

Why consistency matters—and why it’s hard to achieve sometimes

Educating the Student

Promoting rule of law in the accession process

When the EU assesses the rule of law

Why rule of law promotion is more than the sum of its parts

Problem 1: Too much focus on institutions

Problem 2: Too much focus on political elites and state structures

Problem 3: Too much focus on means rather than ends

Reframing the issue: The rule of law promotion dilemma

The “second generation” of rule of law reform

Towards a better approach for rule of law promotion: the dilemma

Chapter 5. Taking on the rule of law dilemma by being more ambitious

Why?

Qui Bono

Don’t be shy!

Outsiders can be right

How?

From the laws on the books….

…to the institutions of justice….

…to politics and power structures…

… to, ultimately, socio-cultural realities

From the laws on the books to law in action

Chapter 6. Taking on the rule of law dilemma by being humbler

Why?

Contestability of interpretations

Diversity of national traditions

National autonomy

How?

Towards an ends-based approach

Two logics

Chapter 7. Promoting the Rule of Law in practice: the “Living List”

Conditionality revisited

Success cases? The Priebe Reports on North Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

The citizens’ “living list”

Five citizen-based principles to monitor the rule of law

The “living list” in practice

Towards a new strategy

Chapter 8. Conclusion

A Citizen’s Guide to the Rule of Law

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