Project Manager
Jonsson Cornell, AnnaProject manager
Uppsala UniversityAmount granted
2 138 800 SEKYear
2016
The rule of law is more in focus than ever before and is often considered as important as democracy and human rights. The UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes for the first time concrete and binding targets on the rule of law. The European Treaty states that the rule of law is a fundamental value of the EU and processes have been set up to monitor its observance. In Sweden, the principle is increasingly discussed in legislative work, in reviews by the Legislative Council, KU and JO, and in connection with measures related to counter-terrorism, crisis management and migration.
Despite this interest, it is still difficult to say what the principle actually consists of, for what purposes it is important and how it should be applied internationally, regionally and nationally. Different actors and stakeholders justify the principle based on their political and institutional interests and actively work to give it a content that suits their interests. How do the different levels relate and communicate with each other: where are the similarities and differences, who learns from whom and what is the direction of development? The aim of the project is to examine how the rule of law is understood by influential actors at all three levels, how they interact with each other and how this interaction affects the content of the principle.