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The impact of covid-19 measures on the rule of law in the Western Balkans and the increase of authoritarianism
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Hoxhaj, Andi and Zhilla, Fabian (2021) The impact of covid-19 measures on the rule of law in the Western Balkans and the increase of authoritarianism. European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, 8 (4). pp. 271-303. doi:10.1163/22134514-bja10024 ISSN 2213-4506.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1163/22134514-bja10024
Abstract
This article offers a comparative analysis of the covid-19 legal measures and model of governance adopted in the Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo) and its impact on the state of the rule of law, and ability of parliament and civil society to scrutinise government decisions. The article assesses the governments’ approaches to introducing and enforcing covid-19 legal measures, and shows examples of how covid-19 has exposed more openly the weaknesses in the existing system of checks and balances in the Western Balkans. The article offers new insights into how covid-19 presented a new opportunity for leaders in the Western Balkans to implement further their authoritarian model of governance in undermining the rule of law. This article offers suggestions on how the EU could respond, through its accession conditionality instruments and civil society, to redirect this trend towards more state capture.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance | ||||||||
Publisher: | Brill | ||||||||
ISSN: | 2213-4506 | ||||||||
Official Date: | September 2021 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 8 | ||||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 271-303 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1163/22134514-bja10024 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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