This Book’s Quintessence with Marius Ivaškevičius

Chapter 6 synthesizes the book’s core arguments about the transformation of European public law through the lens of the seminal Solange case law, which summarizes the basic relationship between European law’s constituent legal orders and articulates the foundational significance of delicate compromises. By elucidating the intricate relationships among European legal orders, the chapter underscores the beneficial societal implications of compromises generated by European integration. Building upon the intellectual legacies of Hegel, Schmitt, and Böckenförde, it presents the European constitutional core as a paramount achievement in European public law, thus critiquing the pervasive negativity surrounding the European Union’s challenges.