#rule of law

Book Reviews

Five Books on the Rule of Law from 2025 & 2026

This selection of books attempts to present recent arguments about the role that law and courts can play, both in posing challenges to democracy and in entrenching inequality, but also in their transformative potential to address democratic problems, protect people's rights, and enable a more equal world.

17.03.2026

Interviews

The Difficult Target – Martti Koskenniemi on the Laws That Rule Us

The last two years have seen international law rise to the forefront of public debates. A permanent topic in parliaments, universities, demonstrations, and various other social contexts, international law now seems almost omnipresent. At the same time, some events have led many to proclaim the death of the system altogether. In our new interview, Martti Koskenniemi challenges claims about the “death” of international law and suggests alternative readings of the current situation.

25.02.2026

Videos

Beyond Borders: The European Court of Human Rights’ Role in Safeguarding Judicial Independence and Democratic Values

On November 7, 2025, Dr. Artūrs Kučs, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and former substitute member of the Venice Commission, delivered a lecture within at the conference “Rule of Law: Judicial Independence, Democracy and Social Justice in Europe,” organized by the CEU Democracy Institute’s Rule of Law Clinic, exploring how supranational and national courts shape the understanding and protection of the rule of law in Europe.

19.11.2025

News

Dutch Elections: Rule of Law Alert 2.0?

Dutch voters are heading to the polls today, and while the party landscape remains deeply fragmented, the far-right PVV led by Geert Wilders is likely to come out on top once again. In his op-ed, Niels Graaf argues that the previous government attempted to undermine the rule of law in the Netherlands and examines the risks that may lie ahead.

29.10.2025

Podcasts

A Regulatory Conception of the Rule of Law? – In Conversation with Jeff King

The guest for the latest RevDem Rule of Law podcast is Professor Jeff King. He is a Professor of Law at University College London and he is the Director of Research at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. He has previously acted as a legal adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution. The conversation with Oliver Garner discusses Jeff’s ‘regulatory’ conception of the Rule of Law and its application to contemporary challenges.

7.02.2024