EU external relations law

This volume examines the legal and constitutional foundations of the EU's external relations. It focuses on the EU's external powers and objectives, on the instruments, principles and actors of external policies, and on the legal effects of international agreements and international law.

The leading treatise on EU external relations law, this book examines the external actions of the EU. It explains what external competences the EU has, how it makes use of those competences, and how the EU interacts with international law. It is an indispensible guide to academics, practitioners, and students working in this area.