Martin Krygier’s Passion for the Rule of Law (and His Virtues)

Why did Martin Krygier become a rule of law guy? This Introduction to a SpecialIssue of the Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, which consists of 33 short essayscelebrating Krygier as a colleague, mentor and friend, discusses some of the factors which prompted him to develop a distinct and infuential body of work on therule of law over the past three decades: the rule of law revival, especially in Centraland Eastern Europe; his involvement with Philip Selznick; and his dialogue withother prominent theorists, including Gianluigi Palombella and Jeremy Waldron. TheIntroduction gives a sense of the importance of Krygier’s personal background andhistory, and it also discusses some of the key features of his theory, and how thesehave developed over the past decades.