Rijpma, Jorrit; Cremona, Marise - European University Institute (EUI), Department of Law - 2007
This paper takes a closer look at one of the EU’s foundational values, the rule of law, and relates it to the external … where third countries undertake to align their domestic law with the Community acquis. Starting from the prominence accorded … to the rule of law in the EU’s external policy, this paper examines an external dimension of the rule of law which goes …