In a resolution adopted on Wednesday 11 October, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a list of six criteria, set out by the Venice Commission, to clarify the so far undefined notion of the rule of law.
“The existence of this list is the final stage of a reflection launched by PACE in 2007”, said Belgian Socialist Philippe Mahoux, the rapporteur on this dossier. It aims to resolve an almost existential paradox for the Council of Europe (CoE), which the...