Five Lessons on International Rule of Law Support
The promotion of the rule of law across borders should be implemented based on clear and objective standards, and distinguished from state-building exercises.
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi is director of the European Research Centre for Anti-corruption and State-Building at Hertie School, the governance university in Berlin.
The promotion of the rule of law across borders should be implemented based on clear and objective standards, and distinguished from state-building exercises.
The EU has chastised member states who do not adhere to its professed values. However, a new report about the rule of law falls short in providing the objective basis to withhold funding to those who defy democracy.