The Venice Commission appears to assert that the proposed reform would amount to a violation of the rule of law, even in the absence of the rule of law itself.

Can you restore the rule of law by violating it?

M. VICTORIA KRISTAN argues that the solution lies in distinguishing between violating formal legality and departing from it:

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Paraguay kicks out Chinese envoy after he urges country to cut ties with Taiwan Officials declare Xu Wei persona non grata after he asks Paraguay government to choose China over longtime ally Paraguay has expelled a Chinese envoy for allegedly interfering in its domestic affairs and urging the South American nation to break off ties…

Paraguay kicks out Chinese envoy after he urges country to cut ties with Taiwan

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Can a newly elected government morally justify overriding recent illiberal constitutional reforms—even if it means violating formal legality? I explore this question in my latest paper in Global Constitutionalism

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International outrage over sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 years Governments and human rights groups have expressed concern and outrage at the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong after the city’s largest national security…

International outrage over sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

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