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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · May 1

Check out my latest take on the rule of law situation in Italy, this time looking at the proposed judicial reforms👇⚖️🇮🇹

Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · Apr 30

✍️ With the ongoing judicial reforms, the Italian government’s conflict with the judiciary has reached a new phase. In her op-ed, @benedettalobina.bsky.social examines the proposed changes and assesses their impact on the rule of law in Italy. 🇮🇹🧑‍⚖️

🧑‍💻 Read it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/ymv42p4k

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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Mar 12

Calling all PhDs in Dublin (and beyond)!

On March 27, @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social will have the pleasure to welcome Professor @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social from @tcddublin.bsky.social for a PhD mixer and methodology masterclass🎓

More info below👇

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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Aug 31

Check it out!👇

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · Aug 31

#IlliberalDemocracy and EU Law: Is There Such a Thing as
"Illiberal Democracy" and Is it Compatible with EU
Membership? by @benedettalobina.bsky.social & yours truly is out

muse.jhu.edu/article/935069

(if you don't have access & would like to read article just let me know)

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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hot off the press, check out my case note on the ECtHR judgement in Watchdog Polska v Poland
👉 uk.westlaw.com/Document/ID3...

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Reposted by Benedetta Lobina

Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Dec 15

This week, the Spanish EU Council presidency issued its conclusions on the evaluation of the Annual Rule of Law Dialogue.

BENEDETTA LOBINA on misplaced praise and ensuring the dialogue's continued futility.

verfassungsblog.de/same-old-sam...

Same Old, Same Old: Nothing New for the Council’s Annual Rule of Law Dialogue

Following the General Affairs Council on 12 December 2023, the Spanish presidency issued its conclusions on the evaluation of the Annual Rule of Law Dialogue (ARoLD). The overly positive assessment th...

verfassungsblog.de

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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Dec 15

My latest working paper is out now on SSRN!

The article takes stock of the RoL in Malta🇲🇹 and the many singular ways in which the system diverges from Art 2 TEU values🇪🇺

Read here👉 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Dec 11

I’m very curious to see what will come out of discussions in the Council scheduled this week and what possible changes the Spanish Presidency’s Conclusions to be drawn from the questionnaire will introduce👀

Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Dec 11

If you want to see the more detailed spreadsheet, feel free to dm me (looks a little like this👇, can’t save it in better resolution bc it’s bigger than my pc can handle😂)

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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Dec 11

I didn’t mention all the MS in the post, but I made this borderline insane graphic to show what position they took vis-à-vis each question and also which questions/proposals were more controversial v generally agreed upon

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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Dec 11

My take is that answers show a distinct lack of coherence, purpose and accountability, which has made this instrument useless from the start and doesn’t promise well for its future

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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Dec 11

ICYMI- check out my @verfassungsblog.de post on the MS’ answers to the Spanish Presidency’s questionnaire on the Council’s Annual Rule of Law Dialogue

👉 t.co/Bbtw1hAkvg

Beating a Dead Horse: Is There Any Value in the Council’s Annual Rule of Law Dialogue?

With the view of potentially revising how the EU Council’s Annual Rule of Law, the Spanish Presidency of the Council had sent out a “questionnaire for the Member States on the evaluation of the Co...

t.co

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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Dec 11

Delighted to have taken part in a very informative Una Europa Global Governance Research Group conference at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. I look forward to publishing my paper next year⚖️🌍🇪🇺

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Dec 7

The EU Council is considering revising its Annual Rule of Law Dialogue.

BENEDETTA LOBINA discusses the added value of this discursive and secretive tool in the EU's rule of law framework.

verfassungsblog.de/beating-a-de...

Beating a Dead Horse: Is There Any Value in the Council’s Annual Rule of Law Dialogue?

With the view of potentially revising how the EU Council’s Annual Rule of Law, the Spanish Presidency of the Council had sent out a “questionnaire for the Member States on the evaluation of the Co...

verfassungsblog.de

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Benedetta Lobina @benedettalobina.bsky.social · Nov 29

👋thanks for the invite!