1. Management committee
2. Promoting the Rule of Law Abroad;T Carothers;Search of Knowledge,2006
3. Preamble of the 1992 Treaty on European Union;O.J,1992
4. The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail;Ex-Article
5. The Rule of Law as a Guiding Principle of European Union’s External Action