EU Values Before the Court of Justice

The European Union''s values - enshrined in Article 2 TEU - have come under severe pressure in several Member States. In response, the Court of Justice has set a spectacular development in motion. With its ruling in Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses it activated the Union''s common values and positioned Article 2 TEU at the very heart of its jurisprudence. Turning Article 2 TEU into an ...