Diagonality Problem of the EU Rule of Law

Csongor István Nagy is Professor of Law at and the Head of the Department of Private International Law at the University of Szeged, Hungary.

• 1. Introduction2. Conceptual Vocabulary and Frame of Interpretation3. Diagonal Application of Fundamental Rights in Multilayered Polities: A Comparative Overview4. The Horizontal Application of the EU Rule of Law: Conferral of Sovereign Powers with Their Inherent limits5. The Apparent Diagonal Application of the EU Rule of Law: Extension of Horizontal Application to the Member States When They Act as the EU’s Agents6. The Genuine Diagonal Application of the EU Rule of Law: Incorporation à l’européenne and the Paradigm of Core Standardswords7. Stress Test of Diagonalization in the United States: Roe v. Wade, Dobbs v Jackson and the Limits of Incorporation8. Stress Test of Diagonalization in the European Union: The Rebellion of Constitutional 9. Conclusions and Proposals