Resumo:Comenta o artigo de Joseph Weiler: "The political and legal culture of European integration: an exploratory essay" [International journal of constitutional law, v. 9, n. 3/4, p. 678-694, July/Oct., 2001]. Responde ao argumento de Weiler esboçando um quadro filosófico dentro do qual é possível entender a distinção moral da União Europeia.
Sumário:The challenge : political romanticism -- Is the rule of law an ideal for the EU? -- The centrality of institutions -- Vindicating European institutions -- Political duties and virtues -- European political principles.