The European Union's role in international policies and international relations is expanding rapidly. This volume examines the legal and constitutional foundations of the Union's external relations, at a time when the Union as a whole is the subject of a process of constitutionalization.
The law of the external relations of the European Union is a subject of great importance. The EU institutions have developed an extensive practice in this area, by concluding international agreements, by participating in the work of international organiza
Introduction; CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS: POWERS AND OBJECTIVES; Competence in Matters of Commercial Policy; The Doctrine of Implied Powers; Express and Implied Powers under the EC Treaty; External Powers under the Treaty on European Union; INTRNATIONAL FOUNDATIONS: TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW; The Lifecycle of International Agreements; Mixed External Action and Membership of International Organizations; The Courts and International Agreements; The Legal Effects of International Law; POLICIES; Common Commercial Policy; Common Foreign and Security Policy; Trade and Foreign Policy; Human Rights Policy
The law of the external relations of the European Union is a subject of great importance. The EU institutions have developed an extensive practice in this area, by concluding international agreements, by participating in the work of international organiza
Introduction; CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS: POWERS AND OBJECTIVES; Competence in Matters of Commercial Policy; The Doctrine of Implied Powers; Express and Implied Powers under the EC Treaty; External Powers under the Treaty on European Union; INTRNATIONAL FOUNDATIONS: TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW; The Lifecycle of International Agreements; Mixed External Action and Membership of International Organizations; The Courts and International Agreements; The Legal Effects of International Law; POLICIES; Common Commercial Policy; Common Foreign and Security Policy; Trade and Foreign Policy; Human Rights Policy