What is the constitutional 'value' of Article 2 TEU protecting the foundational 'values' of the Union? This new monograph offers a brilliant and comprehensive analysis of this complex issue. It not only examines the jurisprudence of the Court with great technical skill, but also explores the broader constitutional questions that a 'tyranny of values' might pose for the federal balance and the separation of powers in the European Union.
Luke Dimitrios Spieker is a senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, where he researches on transversal issues of EU and German constitutional law. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals and has won numerous awards, such as the Common Market Law Review Prize for Young Academics. He holds degrees from Goethe University Frankfurt (PhD), Humboldt University Berlin (Erstes Staatsexamen), Université Panthéon Assas (Maîtrise en droit), and King's College London (LL.M.).