The gradual legal and political evolution of the European Union has not, thus far, been accompanied by the articulation or embrace of any substantive ideal of justice going beyond the founders' intent or the economic objectives of the market integration project. This absence arguably compromises the foundations of the EU legal and political system, since the relationship between law and justice - a crucial question within any constitutional system - remains largely unaddressed. This book brings together a number of contributions by leading academics and young scholars whose work addresses...