Montesquieu had explained just how important separation of powers is for democracy and the guarantee of freedom. How far has Europe come in its observance of this democratic principal as its core value?
The independence of justice, the quintessential principle of democracy, is today threatened in many European countries, both externally and internally, as the result of lack of effective protection ...
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Conference : June 21, 2013 Berlin
Within the context of international social solidarity justice plays an important emancipatory role. The conference will discuss this role. Individual civic, economic, social and cultural rights must be preserved and protected. If need be, the judiciary system has to ensure that the citizens can enjoy these rights when globalisation and lowering standards ...
Read more...Eric Alt on criminal origins of the economic crisis (in french)
The jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights reminds us that the freedom of expression is a basic pillar of a democratic society, a prerequisite for progress and development of ea...