INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS LAW
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
The European Union has
emerged as an increasingly important entity in global international relations, but the
legal implications of this have been the subject of much controversy and debate.This book
meets the need for a clear and wide-ranging account of the law and practice of the EU's
international relations. It covers not only legal personality, competence and legal order,
but also provides a broader analysis of the development of a common foreign and security
policy, other international aspects of the EU, and the EU's role as an international
actor. In taking this approach it thus aims to reflect the broad range of political as
well as economic relationships that the ED has with the rest of the world, moving away
from a narrower 'external relations' approach.The book will be essential reading for
anybody with an interest in the EU's relations with the rest of the world.
Dominic McGoldrick is
Director of the International and European Law Unit, Faculty of Law, University of
Liverpool.
189 pages