The Treaty of Lisbon has significantly enhanced the EUâs institutional framework and the instruments at its disposal in foreign policy and external relations, notably through the creation of the function of the High Representative, supported by the European External Action Service. Contributing to the maintenance of international peace and security is one of the core objectives of the EUâs external action. This volume, with contributions from legal experts on EU foreign policy and external relations, illustrates the manifold legal issues arising in EU external action and in its efforts to achieve this essential objective.
Stephan Marquardt, LL.M., is the Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the European External Action Service. He was previously the legal adviser of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York and a member of the Council Legal Service, where he worked on EU foreign policy and external relations issues. He regularly contributes academic articles and commentaries on the legal and institutional aspects of the EUâs foreign policy.
Steven Blockmans is Director of Research at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS, Brussels), Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges & Natolin), Senior Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS, Tallinn) and Editor-in-Chief of the European Foreign Affairs Review.
1âThe Effect of the Principle of Consistency in EU External Relations Law
ââSoledad RodrÃguez Sánchez-Tabernero
2âIncreasing the EUâs Impact in International Organisations
âFavouring Effective Positions over Formal Status?
ââFrederik Naert
3âThe Long Arm of Chinese Law
âExtraterritorial Sanctions on Trade and Investments and European Responses
ââSteven Blockmans
4âThe Use of Soft Law Instruments in the European Unionâs External Relations
âA Delicate Balance between Pragmatism, Transparency and Democratic Oversight
ââIvan Smyth
5âSome Legal Aspects Related to a Possible Fully-Fledged Association Agreement with Palestine
ââSimona Popan
Part 2 Common Foreign and Security Policy/Common Security and Defence Policy
6âThe Legal and Institutional Nature of EU Civilian Crisis Management Missions in the Light of the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the European Union
ââStephan Marquardt, Eszter Orgovan and Emmanuelle Raoult
7âLâArticle 39 TUE nâest pas au ciel !
ââGilles Marhic
8âDeepening Cooperation between the EU and Its Neighbours in Foreign Policy, Security and Defence â the Norway Way
ââChristophe Hillion
9âImplementing Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union
âLegal Foundations for Mutual Defence in the Face of Modern Threats
ââHans Boddens Hosang and Paul Ducheine
Part 3 The EU and International Humanitarian Law
11âLethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Humanitarian Law in Light of the European Parliamentâs Resolution on a Ban of Such Systems
ââWolff Heintschel von Heinegg
13âSwimming into Deep Water
âArticle 91(3) of the Third Geneva Convention and the Successful Escape of Prisoners of War by Sea
ââLiesbeth Lijnzaad
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