Thomas Giegerich’s book “The Human Right to Democracy in Multilevel Systems at a Time of Democratic Backsliding – Global, Regional and European Union Perspectives” has just been published online by Springer Nature (open access).

Thomas Giegerich’s new open access book “The Human Right to Democracy in Multilevel Systems at a Time of Democratic Backsliding” explores how human rights can protect democracy within global, regional, and EU frameworks. It analyses the interdependence between national and international democracy and the EU’s role as a model multilevel system. The book offers a comprehensive legal perspective on how to counter democratic backsliding.

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The European Parliament & Whistleblowers: Case analysis of the General Court ruling TU v European Parliament (T-793/22)

This Saar Brief analyzes the EU General Court’s judgement in Case TU v Parliament (T-793/22), which concerns whistleblower protection in the European Parliament. In addition to a detailed description of the ruling and its implications, the impact of the ruling on whistleblower protection in EU institutions is examined.

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Zur Bedeutung und Effektivität des Artikel-7 EUV-Verfahrens 

Dieser Saar Brief ist Teil des Online-Symposiums mit dem JuWissBlog zum Thema „Schutz der Rechtsstaatlichkeit in der Europäischen Union – Mechanismen und nationale Verantwortung“ und beleuchtet das Verfahren nach Art. 7 EUV und dessen politische Blockierbarkeit im Schutz gemeinsamer EU-Werte. Als wirksames Ergänzungsinstrument wird die Konditionalitätsverordnung hervorgehoben, die finanzielle Sanktionen bei Rechtsstaatsverstößen erlaubt.

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Factual Silence as Rule of Law Evasion: Adverse Inference and the Evidentiary Collapse of EU Accountability

This Saar Brief by Moon Hwan Lee is part of the joint Online Symposium by Jean Monnet Saar and JuWissBlog on “Protecting the Rule of Law in the European Union”. It explores how some EU Member States use factual silence to evade legal accountability while maintaining an appearance of compliance. The author proposes the use of adverse inference – treating unjustified silence as evidence of a breach – as a doctrinal tool to strengthen the EU’s rule of law enforcement.

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