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Introduction -- Part I: General aspects of the rule of law and populism in the European Union -- 1. Historical Perspectives on the Democratic Deficit(s) -- 2. Populism and segmentation in contemporary Europe -- 3. Democracy in Europe: Between a Rock and Hard Place -- 4. Populism, human rights, and (un-)civil society -- 5. The Epistemic Vices of Democracies in the Age of Populism -- 6. Too Little, But Not Too Late? Assessing the Role of Sanctions in the EU's Rule of Law Conflict with Poland -- Part II: Political perspectives on populism and the rule of law in key political contexts -- 7. The rule of law as a cornerstone of anti-populism: European institutions, populists, and the people in European Parliament debates -- 8. Democracies Under Pressure in Pandemic Times: The Relationship between State of Emergency and Rule of Law in Angela Merkel and Victor Orbán's Political Communication -- 9. Gender rights and opposition to Populism -- 10. Left populism and the rule of law. Notes based on the Greek and Ecuadorian experiences -- 11. Predictors of populism and anti-populism in France and Poland: A comparative analysis -- Part III: Legal Perspectives on the Rule of Law in the European Union and Threats Posed by its Violation -- 12. The Principle of Legality as a Pillar of the EU's Rule of Law: Bridging the Gap Between International and National Law -- 13. Conditional or sustainable? The rule of law and judiciary reforms in the Western Balkans -- 14. EU social policy, social partners, and the rule of law -- 15. Climate change litigation and the rule of law in the European Union -- 16. The EU Sustainable corporate governance initiative and the rule of law -- Conclusions. .

The increasing convergence of law, particularly private and commercial law in the Western legal systems is among the most debated issues in comparative law studies. This paper analyzes legal integration of private (and commercial) law in the U.S. and in the EU legal systems, and aims at comparing – in a nutshell – actors, methods, strategies and outcomes of this phenomenon in the two different institutional settings. Legal integration initiatives are part of a coherent plan to support economic transactions with a legal structure that encourages enterprise and reduces costs. The motivation for these changes is economic, but the engine driving legal integration is essentially political and cultural, and therefore is closely linked to the institutional setting and the legal tradition(s) in which legal integration takes place.

In light of Europe's prolonged state of crisis, this book reassesses the challenges and prospects of the European integration process. Scholars from diverse disciplines reflect on various types of integration by analyzing political, economic and sociological variables, while also taking legal and cultural constraints into account. Readers will learn about the dilemmas and challenges of the European transformation process as well as political reforms to overcome these challenges. The book is divided into four parts, the first of which discusses the external dimension of the European Union, including a review of development aid policies and EU foreign policy. In turn, the second part focuses on institutional change and asymmetrical integration in the EU. The third part is devoted to the rise of populism and nationalism, including an analysis of the role of civil society organizations in the Brexit. In closing, the last part highlights the crisis of the Euro as a symbol of European integration and the emerging social and economic divide between countries of the North and South.--