Abstract
Cultural studies of law offer critical ideas about the features of essential institutions in a constitutional system. Therefore, and in light of the arguments presented by Paul Kahn in Making the case, the present text has two objectives: first, it seeks to discuss the charismatic function of the Courts. Second, it seeks to transfer this analysis to the European Union, specifically to the function played by the European Central Bank, and to determine where its charisma and the legitimacy of its decisions rest.