ABSTRACT
The focus of this work has been the constituted and constitutional features of the legal order of the European Union viewed through an analytic lens, as well as the institutional role of the Court of Justice expressive of the values underlying the Union project. I have critically evaluated received theoretical jurisprudential accounts in light of the values underlying the Treaties as well in relation to the unique institutional context in which the Court of Justice operates. I have also, and by comparison, considered the institutional role of domestic courts in expressing the values underlying statal legal governance. Finally, I have attempted to evaluate the unique institutional challenges posed by the juxtaposition of Union and Member State orders, each making competing claims of legal sovereignty.
