http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20181005-172311-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/quelle-in-wueste/ A Spring in the Desert Thym, Daniel eng 2014-02-08 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Among domestic commentators, the initial response was amazement: the reference by the German Constitutional Court was perceived as a sensation and turning point. My reaction is more moderate. Judges in Karlsruhe recognise their limits and try to push the ECJ in their direction.