Právo jako sociální konstrukt: Role ontologické bezpečnosti a diskurzu ve vztazích mezi Německým ústavním soudem a Soudním dvorem EU

This thesis examines the 2020 decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court in the PSPP case, which sparked significant legal and political controversy by directly challenging the authority of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The study approaches the ruling through the lens of Critical Legal Studies (CLS) and the theory of Ontological Security (OB), employing the method of critical discourse analysis. Its central aim is to demonstrate that the court’s decision should not be understood merely as a legal act, but as a complex social phenomenon tied to historical narratives, collective identity, and socio-political context. Through an in-depth textual analysis of the judgment, the thesis reveals how legal language contributes to the restoration of ontological security for both the court as an institution and for German society. The work contributes to interdisciplinary discussions about the relationship between law, identity, and power within the European constitutional order.