European Union in the World

Inge Govaere is Jean Monnet Chair in EU Legal Studies at Ghent University and Director of the European Legal Studies Department at the College of Europe, Bruges.Erwan Lannon is professor of European Union law at Ghent University and at the College of Europe (EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies Department, Bruges).Peter Van Elsuwege is professor of European Union Law at Ghent University.Stanislas Adam is legal secretary at the EU General Court (chambers of Judge Nicholas Forwood) and guest professor at the Universities of Ghent and Wroclaw.

• Preface by Inge Govaere, Erwan Lannon, Peter Van Elsuwege and Stanislas AdamForeword by Hubert BockenForeword by Paul DemaretForeword by Jean Raux Foreword by Guy SchransList of contributorsList of abbreviations and accronymsPart I: General Principles of EU External ActionA. Dashwood The Continuing Bipolarity of EU External ActionA. Rosas Exclusive, Shared and National Competence in the Context of EU External Relations: Do Such Distinctions Matter?K. Lenaerts Direct Applicability and Direct Effect of International Law in the EU Legal OrderS. Adam The Legal Basis of International Agreements of the European Union in the Post-Lisbon EraP. EeckhoutThe European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as an Integral Part of EU Law - Some Reflections on Status and EffectC. Kaddous Loyauté du commerce, moyen de défense des intérêts des Etats membres et de l’Union européennePart II: The Institutional Framework of EU External Action P.-C. Müller-GraffThe European External Action Service: Challenges in a Complex Institutional FrameworkR. Wessel Can the EU Replace its Member States in International Affairs? An International Law PerspectiveC. Rapoport La procédure de conclusion des accords externes de l’Union européenne : quelle unité après Lisbonne ?J. Devuyst The European Parliament and International Trade Agreements: Practice after the Lisbon TreatyJ.-V. Louis The Euro Area and Multilateral Financial Institutions and BodiesPart III: EU External Action In Practice: Contemporary Issues J. Wouters, J. Odermatt and T. Ramopoulos The Status of the European Union at the United Nations General AssemblyI. Govaere Novel Issues Pertaining to EU Member States Membership of other International Organisations: the OIV caseF. Jacobs Member States of the European Union before the International Court of JusticeF. Dehousse La juridiction unifiée du brevet: le nouvel oxymoron du droit européenC. Blumann La singularité de la décision dans le domaine de la Politique étrangère et de sécurité communeC. Flaesch-Mougin et I. Bosse-Platière L'application provisoire des accords de l’Union européenne P. MengozziComplémentarité et coopération entre la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne et les juges nationaux en matière de séjour dans l’Union des citoyens d’Etats tiersE. Somers The Costa Concordia Incident and Liability for Passenger Damage: An International and European Law ApproachPart IV: The External Dimension of EU Competition PolicyA.-M. Van den Bossche EU Competition Law in 3DJ. Bourgeois Competition Policy: the Poor Relation in the European Union Free Trade AgreementsP.-J. Slot Bilateral Treaties in the Field of Competition LawT. Joris The European Economic Area and State Aid Part V: The EU’s Bilateral Relations with Third Countries P. Van Elsuwege The Legal Framework of EU-Russia Relations: Quo Vadis? G. Burghardt The Transatlantic Partnership: A Legal and Institutional Appraisal P. Vlaemminck The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: Implications in the First Year of ImplementationPart VI: The Enlargement and Proximity Policies of the European UnionE. LannonElargissements et politiques de proximité de l’UE : libres propos sur l’intégration différenciée J.-C. Gautron Libres propos sur les élargissements de l'Union européenneP. BalázsEnlargement Conditionality of the European Union and Future ProspectsD. Kochenov Overestimating ConditionalityC. Hillion Enlarging the European Union and its Fundamental Rights ProtectionP. Xuereb Universal Human Rights and EuroMed – An AgendaJ. Czuczai Accession to the EU, but to which EU? The Legal Impact of the Constantly Evolving EMU acquis on the EU Enlargement ProcessA. Tovias The End of Spheres of Influence by Encroachment of Rivals: The Case of the EU and the USIndex