Sorteando los inconvenientes del artículo 7 TUEel advenimiento del control jurisdiccional del Estado de derecho

  1. Cortés Martín, José Manuel 1
  1. 1 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

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Revista:
Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo

ISSN: 1138-4026

Año de publicación: 2020

Año: 24

Número: 66

Páginas: 473-517

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.18042/CEPC/RDCE.66.07 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo

Resumen

La realidad de los últimos años refleja un creciente número de casos en los que algunos Gobiernos buscan conscientemente socavar sistemáticamente algunos de los valores claves de la Unión. Es entonces cuando nos hemos dado cuenta de las insuficiencias del art. 7 TUE para abordar los desafíos sistémicos contra estos valores, permitiendo un desafortunado impasse en el Consejo. Sin embargo, desde finales de 2017 una serie de fallos fundamentales han revelado la firme voluntad del TJUE para actuar como guardián de la ortodoxia del orden constitucional europeo para proteger, al menos, la independencia judicial en los Estados miembros. En este contexto, los procedimientos de infracción a través del procedimiento acelerado, acompañados de medidas cautelares de suspensión bajo apercibimiento de cuantiosas multas, han demostrado ser una forma efectiva de reaccionar ante esta crisis del Estado de derecho. También frente a la propia Unión el Tribunal de Justicia trata de hacer prevalecer los distintos perfiles del Estado de derecho, aunque en algunos ámbitos el balance es más bien tenue. Mientras que ello siga ocurriendo no cabe duda de que existe un contraste entre el control del respeto del Estado de derecho por parte de la propia Unión y la actitud opuesta frente a sus Estados miembros.

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