International law has increasingly become a part of the EU legal order, and has thereby become 'Europeanised'. Consequently, its application and interpretation by EU Member States is no longer solely a matter for their own constitutional order, but is also governed by EU law. This book addresses the effects of European integration on the position ...
The United Nations and the European Union: an ever stronger partnership provides a comprehensive overview of EU-UN cooperation, identifying the role of the various actors involved in the decision-making process and its influence in areas stretching from environmental protection to human rights, crisis management, public health and the protection ...
Since 2001, the prevention of violent conflicts has been a priority of the European Union's external policy. In addition to new operational competences developed under the Common Foreign and Security Policy, the European Union is particularly suited to combat root-causes of conflicts throughout the world. The current draft Constitution for Europe ...
Rules are no longer merely made by states, but increasingly by international organizations and other international bodies. At the same time these rules do impact the daily life of citizens and companies as it has become increasingly difficult to draw dividing lines between international, EU and domestic law. This book introduces the notion of ...
This collection, with an introduction by Professor Lucius Cafilsch (Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva), contains selected articles written by Professor Bourne on international water law, complete with a new concluding chapter surveying recent changes in the law. One of the drafters of the ILA Helsinki Rules, Professor Bourne has ...
This book finds its origins in a transatlantic colloquium held in the European Parliament in Brussels in May 2002. After an introductory overview of the US and European responses to 9/11 it addresses the main legal aspects of the fight against international terrorism, namely police and judicial cooperation (including mutual legal assistance, ...
The world is getting smaller and increasingly interdependent every day. As a result, national and regional developments are, as a matter of necessity, seen in a global framework. States want to preserve their independence but they are confronted with a growing list of problems which they can only solve in cooperation with others. The sheer scale ...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has become a centerpiece of global economic governance in a fragmented international legal and institutional system. The WTO oversees an extensive body of international trade rules. But it has also become a widely contested organization, as its trade rules affect a great variety of rules and policies on ...
This book contains the proceedings of an international colloquium in honour of Professor Walter van Gerven which was held in Leuven on 15-16 September 2000 and organized by the Universities of Leuven and Maastricht in the framework of the lus Commune Research School. Walter van Gerven has been a professor of Law in Leuven for four decades and in ...
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