How do we best defend the rule of law against its attackers, both within the European Union and outside of it? Often, the rule of law has been perceived as a domain belonging to jurists, lawyers, bureaucrats, or politicians. Yet at its most fundamental, the rule of law needs to be thought of from a citizen's perspective. When enforced, it guarantees freedoms and liberties for citizens and enables us to live peacefully. In this article, we propose a citizen-centric rule of law agenda based on a deep conviction that it is if and when it becomes a citizen-based societal principle that its many attackers are best countered. We discuss the challenges and necessities of rule of law promotion and propose an assessment approach called the “living list”. We close with a call for citizen-scholars to fight for the rule of law, the most precious human invention of all time.

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倡导以公民为中心的法治议程：我们如何将法治带入生活？

我们如何最好地捍卫法治，使其免受欧盟内外的攻击者的侵害？通常，法治被视为属于法学家、律师、官僚或政治家的领域。然而，从根本上讲，法治需要从公民的角度来思考。执行时，它保障公民的自由和自由，使我们能够和平生活。在本文中，我们提出了一个以公民为中心的法治议程，其基础是深信只有当它成为一项以公民为基础的社会原则时，才能最好地打击许多攻击者。我们讨论了促进法治的挑战和必要性，并提出了一种称为“生活清单”的评估方法。我们最后呼吁公民学者为法治而战，