http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20211210-183719-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/restoring-the-rule-of-law-through-criminal-responsibility/ Restoring the Rule of Law Through Criminal Responsibility von Bogdandy, Armin Spieker, Luke Dimitrios eng 2021-12-10 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Art. 2 TEU Constitutional Reset Poland Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 To restore an independent judiciary and – in a broader perspective – the rule of law, it would suffice to remove the central perpetrators from the judiciary. To achieve this aim, we plead for the criminal responsibility of those judges who severely and intentionally disrespect EU values. Establishing their criminal responsibility in fair proceedings would then justify – in fact: require – their removal from office.