Rule of Law Measurement
The project aims to look at the documentation and measurement of changes to the rule of law to consider whether the current ways of measuring Rule of Law (ROL) risk are adequate and how they could be improved to support a more preventive approach to ROL protection in Europe. Indices and the underlying data on the rule of law help commentators, policy makers, politicians and jurists assess the impact of changing politics and economics on the rule of law. They are important in promoting the rule of law, early prevention of rule of law issues, and tailored responses to rule of law crises. However, these measures have a range of limitations that restrict their utility for lawyers, politicians, businesses and administrators aiming to organise and protect democratic constitutionalism. This project therefore aims to critique and build on these indices to build a deeper knowledge base on the rule of law situation across member states in the EU.