Lisbonising Back and Forth? Strategic Planning and Fundamental Rights in the AFSJ
European Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol 15, 2015
11 Pages Posted: 19 May 2015
Date Written: April 13, 2015
Abstract
The “Lisbonisation” of the AFSJ has been regarded as a major advance for the rule of law in the area. Yet, the adoption of the 2014 Strategic Guidelines defining the policy priorities for the years to come in the AFSJ has been characterized as a “de-Lisbonisation” of the AFSJ. This article asks whether the rule of law, once introduced, can be reversed by strategic planning. The key to an answer, the article suggests, can be found in the tension between security and freedom, and the role of political programming as an instrument for striking a balance between the two competing values.
Keywords: Area of Freedom Security and Justice, European Council, fundamental rights, democratic governance, political programming
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