It consists of seven parts, ie (1) liberal democracy; (2) the rule of law; (3) judicial independence; (4) checks and balances – accountability; (5) dignity and equality; (6) protection of fundamental rights; and (7) constitutional integrity. Each part is broken into Principles and each Principle is accompanied by a succinct commentary on its meaning and scope and indicative references to its legal sources. The full ELI Charter, which is yet to be copyedited and formatted, is available here.
ELI will organise 7 webinars, each reflecting the above parts, with experts in each field, with a view to discussing its output in more depth.
The fifth one in the series will be on Checks and Balances - Accountability and takes place on 6 May 2024 from 12:30–14:00 CET. To attend, register here.
Confirmed Speakers include:
Chair
- Pascal Pichonnaz – ELI President; Professor, University of Fribourg
ELI Co-Reporter
- Takis Tridimas – Professor, King's College London, Project Co-Reporter
External Speakers
Martin Brusis – Research Manager, Research Advancement Centre, Julius Maximilian University Würzburg, Coordinator of the Expert Network, Sustainable Governance Indicators
- Michal Krajewski – Inquiries Officer, European Ombudsman
- Yves Van Den Berge – European Prosecutor, European Public Prosecutor's Office
- Renáta Uitz – Professor of Law and Government, Royal Holloway, University of London and Senior Research Fellow, Democracy Institute, Central European University, Budapest
Other webinars in the series:
- Webinar I on the Liberal Democracy – 11 March 2024 (recording here)
- Webinar II on the Rule of Law – 25 March 2024 (recording here)
- Webinar III on Judicial Independence – 8 April 2024 (recording here)
- Webinar IV on Dignity and Equality – 22 April 2024 (recording here)
- Webinar V on Checks and Balances - Accountability – 6 May 2024 (register here)
- Webinar VI on Protection of Fundamental Rights – 16 May 2024 (register here)
- Webinar VII on Constitutional Integrity – 17 June 2024 (register here)