The EU's role in global governance : the legal dimension / edited by Bart Van Vooren, Steven Blockmans, Jan Wouters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Van Vooren, Bart, editor.

Blockmans, Steven, editor.

Wouters, Jan, 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

International organization.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--Law and legislation.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 p.)

Other Title:

European Union's role in global govemance

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rise to power of such countries as China and Brazil, as well as the EU sovereign debt crisis, have deeply affected the capacity of the EU to influence global realities. This book brings together prominent legal scholars and practitioners to investigate the extent to which the EU can shape this on-going re-orientation of the international scene.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""The Legal Dimension of Global Governance: What Role for the European Union? An Introduction""; ""The Editors""; ""1. The EU�s Mission Statement in Global Governance""; ""2. The Research Question and Structure of the Volume""; ""PART I: THE EU AS A LEGAL POWER IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE?""; ""1. Entrenching Global Governance: The EU�s Constitutional Objectives Caught Between a Sanguine World View and a Daunting Reality""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Global Governance as a Subject of Constitutional Law""

""3. Entrenched Global Governance: A Blessing in Disguise""""4. Conclusion""; ""2. Why Choose Europe? The Place of the European Union in the Architecture of International Legal Cooperation""; ""1. Introduction: The Choice of the Law-Making Venue""; ""2. Historical Evolution""; ""3. Policy Considerations: Factors Influencing Venue Choice""; ""4. The Scope of Member States� Venue Choice: Political and Legal Constraints""; ""5. The European Union�s Own Venue Choice: Between �Domestic� Legislation and External Law-Making""; ""6. Conclusion""

""3. EU External Relations: The Governance Mode of Foreign Policy""""1. Introduction""; ""2. Distinguishing the Governance Mode from Conceptions of �Normative Power� Europe""; ""3. The Evolution of EU International Relations""; ""4. The EU Governance Mode of International Relations: Some Illustrations""; ""5. Conclusion""; ""4. From the Nation State to the Market: The Evolution of EU Private Law as Regulation of the Economy beyond the Boundaries of the Union?""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The State""; ""3. European Private Law""

""4. Preliminary Conclusions on the Impact of the EU in Global Governance through Private Law""""PART II: THE EU AND GLOBAL SECURITY GOVERNANCE""; ""5. The European Union in the Global Security Architecture""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Space for a Mutually Reinforcing Relationship""; ""3. The State of CSDP after Lisbon""; ""4. A Process-centred Policy""; ""5. The Organic Link Between CSDP and Other Strands of EU External Action""; ""6. The Issue of Military Capabilities""; ""7. Conclusion""; ""6. The EU and the Responsibility to Protect""; ""1. Introduction""

""2. Obligations Flowing from the Responsibility to Protect""""3. The Role of the EU""; ""4. Concluding Observations""; ""7. EU Global Peace Diplomacy: Instruments to Support Status Processes""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. International Legal Framework for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes""; ""3. Mapping the EU�s Role as a Global Peace Broker""; ""4. The Union�s New Structures to Engage in Peaceful Dispute Settlement""; ""5. Concluding Remarks""; ""8. International Responsibility for EU Military Operations: Finding the EU�s Place in the Global Accountability Regime""

""1. Introduction""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-163473-5

0-19-174818-8

0-19-163472-7

OCLC:

846651566