This special issue on rule of law decay addresses a range of issues prompted by recent developments in Poland, Hungary and elsewhere: How to conceptualize rule of law decay? What are its characteristics? How can it be explained? Can it be detected at an early stage? What is the methodology of undermining the rule of law? What, if anything, can outsiders, especially the EU, do to counter this decay? What lessons can be drawn for demands imposed on candidates by the EU in future enlargement rounds?

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法治衰变：术语，原因，方法，标记和补救措施

关于法治衰落的这一特殊问题解决了波兰，匈牙利和其他地区最近的发展所引发的一系列问题：如何概念化法治衰败？有什么特点？怎么解释呢？可以在早期发现吗？破坏法治的方法是什么？局外人，特别是欧盟，可以采取什么措施应对这种衰退？欧盟在未来几轮扩大中对候选人提出的要求可以汲取什么教训？