Hoxhaj, Andi;
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.
10.1163/22134514-bja10024.
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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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Impact of covid-19 Measures on the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans and the Increase of Authoritarianism |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1163/22134514-bja10024 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1163/22134514-bja10024 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Western Balkans; rule of law; authoritarianism; state capture; covid-19; civil society; EU accession |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Laws UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157233 |
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