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.).
Spieker's work is a comprehensive, well-thought out, and highly innovative legal analysis of the EU values provided in Article 2 TEU. * Takis Tridimas, Professor of European Law, King's College London & Nancy A. Patterson Distinguished Scholar, Penn State Law * The book offers a profound analysis of and precise methodology for the CJEU's application of Article 2 TEU. One of its most remarkable innovations is the concept of mutual amplification , which captures the Court's approach in a succint and original way. * Juliane Kokott, Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union * An impressive piece of scholarship, which is both scientifically sound, compellingly argued, and elegantly written. The book is an invaluable source of inspiration for future discussions on (and application of) Article 2 TEU. * Christophe Hillion, Professor of European law, University of Oslo; Editor of the Common Market Law Review *