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Patchwork turned Principle? The Venice Commission’s Conceptualization of Academic Freedom in the Updated Rule of Law Checklist

July 17, 2026

by Emma de Vries The European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe (hereafter: the Venice Commission or the Commission) published its Updated Rule of Law Checklist in December 2025. Among other, the Checklist affords a more central place to the relationship between the Rule of Law and academic and educational institutions. […]