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The book analyses the attitudes of non-EU countries towards European integration in historical and contemporary perspectives. The authors study a range of actors in Europe and beyond to explain the impact of the creation of the European Communities on the international system and how the EU is perceived in the world. The book further shows the significance of the institutional interplay within the EU, and between EU institutions, member states and external actors led by their own internal dynamics to explain policy outcomes. It investigates to what extent the perceptions of the international c

Cover -- I. Introduction -- II. The ENP as an International Legal Experiment -- 1. The European Union as a Diplomatic Actor -- 2. International Engagement through the ENP -- 3. The .EU's Security-Centered Philosophy of Neighbourly Relations -- III. Primary Law Status of the ENP -- 1. Philosophy of the EU's Peaceful Neighbourhood -- 2. The Mission Behind Article 8 TEU -- 3. Applicability of Article 21 TEU to the European NeighbourhoodPolicy -- 4. Principles of the Post-Lisbon ENP -- 4.1 Consistency in the ENP -- 4.2 Coherence in the ENP -- 5. European Neighbourhood -- 5.1 Identification of the Neighbouring Countries and Eligibility Criteriain the ENP -- 5.2 Understanding of Special Relationship -- 5.3 Understanding of Area of Prosperity and Good Neighbourliness -- IV. Functional Transition of the Union Values to theNeighbourhood and the ENP Normativity in theInternational Context -- 1. Article 2 TEU - Values of the Union -- 2. Value-Based Conditionality of the ENP -- 3. Deriving from the Enlargement Model. Departure from theEnlargement Model -- 3.1 ENP and EU Membership Perspective -- 3.2 Analysing the Principal Differences of the ENP and theEnlargement Policy -- 4. The Acquis Communautaire in the Context of the ENP -- 5. 'Soft Law' Promotion in the ENP Governance -- 5.1 The Logic behind Promotion of 'Soft Law' in the ENP -- 5.2 'Soft Law' Instruments of the ENP -- 6. Value-Based Security Promotion in the ENP -- 6.1 Security-Related Challenges in the ENP -- 6.2 Crisis-Management in the ENP Context -- 6.3 International Criminal Court and the ENP -- V. Post-Lisbon Institutional Reorganisation of the ENP andthe Neighbourhood Agreements -- 1. Post-Lisbon Institutional Organisation of the ENP -- 1.1 The European Council and the European Commission

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Constructivism, Supranationalism and the CFSP -- Rules, Norms and Socialization -- Europeanization and the CFSP -- Explaining the Institutionalisation of Cooperation in the CFSP -- 'The Nation-State Is Still Here'-Why the National Still Matters in CFSP -- Policy Coordination -- Europeanisation and 'Uploading' -- The Continuing Challenge of the Capabilities-Expectations Gap -- Socialisation in the Council -- How Member States Engage with the CFSP -- The Development and Institutions of the Common Foreign and Security Policy -- Structure and Organisation of the Book -- A Note on Sources -- Bibliography -- Bibliography-Official Documents -- Part I The United Kingdom and the CFSP -- Chapter 2: From Pusillanimous Realism to Defensive Engagement: Britain's Changing Relationship with the CFSP -- Introduction -- British Attitudes to European Foreign Policy Cooperation Since Maastricht: An Elite Consensus -- 'Pusillanimous Realism'-Britain and the CFSP (1991-97) -- 'Pragmatic Vision'-Britain and the CFSP (1997-2007) -- Re-positioning Britain -- Engaging with the World -- 'Defensive Engagement'-Britain and the CFSP (2007-15) -- The Brown Premiership (2007-10) -- The Coalition Government (2010-15) -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Bibliography-Official Documents -- Chapter 3: Institutional Structures and Processes: British Foreign Policy-Making and the CFSP -- Introduction -- Political Leadership and Strategic Management -- FCO Structures and Processes -- The European Correspondent and the Political Director -- The Domestic CFSP Stakeholder Network -- 'Mainstreaming' CFSP -- Communication Networks -- UKREP -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Bibliography-Official Documents -- Chapter 4: Winding Up the Machine: How the UK Engages with the CFSP -- Introduction.

Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Table of cases -- Table of instruments and legislation -- Preface -- Three guiding perspectives to EU external relations law -- First perspective: coherence of the EU as an international actor -- Second perspective: politics, policy and European integration -- Third perspective: the role of law vis-à-vis the first two perspectives -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 The EU as a global legal actor -- 1 Central issues -- 2 The nature of the EU as an international actor -- (i) An international organization or something else? -- (ii) The EU and its Member States in the international legal order -- 3 The architecture of EU external relations in the Treaties -- (i) The Treaty on European Union: a bird's-eye view -- (a) Conferral, loyalty and institutional balance -- (b) Values, objectives and coherence -- (c) The special nature of the CFSP and the TEU-TFEU relationship -- (ii) Treaty on the Functioning of the Union and external relations: a bird's-eye view -- (a) Provisions pertaining to EU external competence -- (b) Protocols and Declarations -- 4 Introducing the key players -- (i) The European External Action Service and the High Representative -- (ii) The European Council -- (iii) The Council -- (iv) The Commission -- (v) The European Parliament -- (vi) The Court of Justice -- (vii) The Member States -- 5 The Broader picture of EU external relations law -- Sources and further reading -- 2 Instruments of EU external action -- 1 Central issues -- 2 A typology of instruments of EU external action -- 3 EU internal instruments -- (i) Hard law in EU external relations -- (ii) Soft law in EU external relations -- 4 International agreements -- (i) The legal nature of international agreements -- (ii) Express and implied competences -- (iii) Concluding international agreements.

In this second edition, new case law and legislative developments are critically discussed and previous material updated to reflect new international agreements. Combining key primary legal materials relating to foreign relations powers of the EU with editorial commentary, this book is an ideal resource for students, scholars, and practitioners

European External Action Service: Promoting Coherence through Autonomy and Coordination -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Conundrum of External Action Coherence: Is the EEAS a Solution? -- Introduction to Part 1: Coherence and Consistency, Enigmatic Leitmotifs of the External Action -- 1 The Principle of External Action Coherence -- I The Systemic Consistency/Coherence of Legal Orders -- 1 The Systemic Consistency of the EU's Legal Order -- 2 Is There a Principle of Systemic Coherence of Legal Orders?

Part I. International law and the EU Constitution : normative aspects -- 1. On 'federal ground' : the European Union as an (inter)national phenomenon -- 2. On 'middle ground' : the European Union and public international law -- 3. The 'succession doctrine' and the European Union -- 4. European law and member state agreements : an ambivalent relationship? -- Part II. Foreign affairs and the EU Constitution : vertical aspects -- 5. Federalism and foreign affairs : mixity as an (inter)national phenomenon -- 6. Dual federalism constitutionalised : the emergence of exclusive competences -- 7. Parallel external powers In the European Union : from 'cubist' perspectives towards 'naturalist' constitutional principles? -- 8. The ERTA Doctrine and cooperative federalism -- Part III. Foreign Affairs and the EU Constitution : horizontal aspects -- 9. External Union powers : competences and procedures -- 10. External Union legislation : international agreements -- 11. The 'treaty power' and parliamentary democracy : comparative perspectives -- 12. External Union policies : a substantive overview -- Appendix. Foreign affairs provisions in the EU Constitution (selection)

Should Turkey be a member of the EU? The Europeans are divided on this issue, which touches on the whole question of the Union's identity. Germany is one of the major sceptics. However, CDU foreign policy expert Ruprecht Polenz thinks otherwise. He emphasizes that Turkey deserves to be given full membership. Both sides would benefit from this, always assuming that Ankara fulfils the demanding accession criteria. Membership would send a clear signal both to the Turks who live in the EU (and to other Muslim countries) that the European perception of the rule of law, human rights and democracy is wholly compatible with the tenets of Islam. Europe prefers the idea of partnership to a 'clash of civilizations.' And in geostrategic terms Turkish membership would clearly be beneficial for the EU. Ruprecht Polenz is critical of the idea that Turkey should be offered a privileged partnership instead of membership, and convincingly refutes the arguments of those who are opposed to Turkish accession. Ruprecht Polenz is chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German parliament, the Bundestag, of which he has been a member since 1994. He serves on the Executive Council of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia, and on the CDU special committees on foreign and security policy, and media policy. He is a lawyer by profession, and in the field of foreign policy he is interested in the Middle East in general, and in Iran and Turkey in particular. He is also interested in the political dimension of Islam. Polenz has worked in a voluntary capacity for a number of different organizations. Thus he is chairman of the Christian-Muslim Peace Initiative and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Development and Peace Foundation.

M.A.EUR.LEGAL STUDIES ; The aim of this dissertation is to explore the continuum in the development of external competence in the EU vis-à-vis human rights obligations. The connection between the two is not altogether immediate but this work considers the conditions within which implied external competence were developed in light of the present legal and political frameworks. The work also observes, from a thorough examination of the case-law, the activist role played by the CJEU during and after AERT, and the emerging implications for the future of external relations in the EU. The three chapters of the dissertation represent a segment in the development of the EU legal order and explore the overarching question of how human rights and their protection has become an integral part of the European Union and how it can be reconciled with external relations law. This study reflects on the conditions that can enable an increased adherence to the inclusion of human rights in international agreements and considers the limits of those provisions that legitimise the protection of human rights in the EU. All the while, aware that the balance of power between the EU and the Members States must be maintained. In this sense, the examination of the development of implied external competence aligns itself with the reinforcement of a strong external relations law based on consistency and coherence in action and in law, one that is complementary with legal developments and respectful of national autonomy. ; N/A

EU Diplomatic Law analyses the interactions between the European Union and international diplomatic and consular law, addressing fundamental problems in this relationship and analysing EU practice in initiating, conducting, and terminating diplomatic and consular relations.

This edited volume explores the interaction between EU external relations law and private law, examining how the relationship has affected the evolution of the EU's competence, the extent of EU private law's reach beyond the boundaries of an internal market, and how the EU contributes to the formation of private regulation at an international level

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