European foreign policy : legal and political perspectives

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European foreign policy : legal and political perspectives

edited by Panos Koutrakos

E. Elgar, c2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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`Like early mariners, politicians and officials trying to navigate European foreign policy find themselves in an environment of unpredictable hazards - hidden institutional shoals, and legal reefs that can tear the bottom out of a policy. This insightful collection of contrasted studies shines the twin beams of political science and legal analysis into these opaque depths. Practitioners as well as scholars will benefit from the illumination.' - Nick Witney, European Council on Foreign Relations and Former Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, UK `This collection on EU foreign policy is an attractive one for several reasons: it contains a very nice set of essays on a topic which has loomed large on the European Union agenda for some years, namely the international role of the EU. The chapters are written by a range of interesting and eminent scholars in the field. Most importantly in terms of its distinctive contribution, the book brings together perspectives from law and from political science. This is done in part by including chapters by authors from different disciplines but also by choosing cross-pillar themes and topics such as the European Neighbourhood Policy, EU policy on Kosovo, security and defence policy, as well as more general cross-cutting themes like the idea of "coherence", the position of the EU within international organizations, and the approach of the EU to the international legal order. Each of the individual chapters is well worth reading, and the book as a whole is a useful and interesting contribution to the existing literature.' - Grainne de Burca, Harvard Law School, US Written by leading experts, this book focuses on central issues of the foreign policy of the European Union. The issues explored include: * how the EU's judges understand its relationship with the international order; * the coherence of the Union's external action; * the EU's approach to its neighbours; * the Common Security and Defence Policy; and, * the EU's participation in international organisations. By addressing each topic from a legal, political science and international relations standpoint, this relevant book highlights the different perspectives that these disciplines bring to the central issues of the EU's foreign affairs, and starts a conversation between the respective communities. Scholars and students in European and international law, politics, and international relations will find this book insightful. It will also prove timely for policy-makers in the EU and international organisations, as well as think tanks and non-governmental organisations specialising in European affairs.

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Contents: Introduction Panos Koutrakos PART I: COHERENCE IN EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN POLICY 1. Consistency, Coherence and European Union External Action: The Path to Lisbon and Beyond Simon Duke 2. Coherence in European Union Foreign Relations Law Marise Cremona PART II: EUROPE'S JUDGES AND THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER 3. Voelkerrechtsfreundlich? International Law and the Union Legal Order Jan Klabbers 4. Voelkerrechtsfreundlichkeit as Comity and the Disquiet of Neoformalism: A Response to Jan Klabbers Achilles Skordas PART III: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS NEIGHBOURS 5. The European Union as an International Actor and Progressive Experimentation in its Neighbourhood Bart Van Vooren 6. The European Union's Policy on Kosovo Stephan Keukeleire, Arben Kalaja and Artan Collaku PART IV: COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY 7. The Common Security and Defence Policy in a Multilateral World Mark Webber 8. The Role of Law in Common Security and Defence Policy: Functions, Limitations and Perceptions Panos Koutrakos PART V: THE EUROPEAN UNION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 9. The Position of the European Union in (Other) International Organizations: Confronting Legal and Political Approaches Knud Erik Jorgensen and Ramses A. Wessel Index

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