Un nuovo approccio alla rule of law: La Checklist della Commissione di Venezia

The Rule of law principle represents one of the most important pillars of the Common European Heritage. This paper intends to study the contribution offered by the Venice Commission, the advisory constitutional body of the Council of Europe, to the protection and dissemination of the Rule of Law principle among its Member States. After outlining the identified benchmarks of the Rule of Law principle in Europe, the paper studies the Commission’s practical approach towards its Member States. The rationale of the research is to demonstrate the ever- increasing relevance of the Venice Commission as a soft law body in the international scenario and its fundamental contribution to the identification and implementation of the Rule of Law in Europe.