This seminar will explore the concept of Rule of Law and its promotion in South East Europe. Kalypso Nicolaïdis will offer a conceptual framework for EU Rule of Law promotion inside and outside of the European Union. Damir Banović and Mehmet Karlı will speak about contemporary Rule of Law challenges in the Western Balkans/Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey, respectively. They will also reflect of the applicability of the conceptual framework with respect to the developments in the region and the EU’s role in the promotion of the Rule of Law.