
Poland’s 2020 Abortion Law and the Failure of the European Union’s “Community of Values”
By STANISŁAW NAKLICKI
The Treaty on the European Union, one of two treaties providing a constitutional basis for the functioning of the EU, is a curious, albeit hopeful case. Unlike other documents of its kind, it names seven common values (respect for human dignity and human rights, freedom, democracy, equality and the rule of law) as the only founding element of the constituted entity, as opposed to common language, national identity, and history in other cases… Continue reading Poland’s 2020 Abortion Law and the Failure of the European Union’s “Community of Values”