Operationalizing and Measuring Rule of Law in an Internationalized Transitional Context: The Virtue of Venice Commission’s Rule of Law Checklist

Qerimi Qerim ()
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Qerimi Qerim: Faculty of Law, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo

The Law and Development Review, 2020, vol. 13, issue 1, 59-94

Abstract: This article will seek to operationalize and measure rule of law primarily relying on the “Rule of Law Checklist,” developed by the Venice Commission, composed of the following five elements: (1) Legality; (2) Legal certainty; (3) Prevention of abuse or misuse of powers; (4) Equality before the law and non-discrimination; and (5) Access to Justice. Each of these elements will be operationalized in the context of Kosovo – the leading case study – with an ultimate aim of obtaining an enhanced understanding of the Rule of Law framework and its measurement in transitional contexts more generally. The underlying circumstances of the selected case are defined by an almost unparalleled involvement of the international community, in particular the UN and the EU, which forms a relatively significant part of the observable context.

Keywords: rule of law; rule of law reform; Venice Commission; democracies in transition; European Union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1515/ldr-2019-0010

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