Kirst, Niels ORCID: 0000-0002-8687-749X and Krappitz, David
(2021)
An infringement of democracy in the EU legal order.
In: Utrilla, Dolores
ORCID: 0000-0003-1500-957X and Shabbir, Anjum, (eds.)
EU Law in Times of Pandemic: the EU'S legal response to Covid-19.
EU Law Live Press, Madrid, Spain, pp. 132-138.
ISBN 978-84-123589-0-2
The current pandemic in Europe and beyond has challenged the essence of democratic orders. In many EU Member States, a state of emergency was introduced. These states of emergency come in certain cases with a far-reaching curtailment of fundamental liberties, the free press and civil society, and even basic democratic functions. While a temporary state of emergency can be justified amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some governments – at least temporarily – undermined the values of democracy. This chapter explores to what extent the EU can operationalize the value of democracy enshrined in Article 2 TEU and protect it within the Member States.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Law |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government |
Publisher: | EU Law Live Press |
Copyright Information: | © 2021 The Editors and Authors © 2021 EU Law Live S.L. |
ID Code: | 28990 |
Deposited On: | 19 Sep 2023 09:56 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 19 Sep 2023 09:56 |
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