Constitutional law of the EU's common foreign and security policy : competence and institutions in external relations /
Graham Butler.
- 1 online resource (348 pages)
- Modern studies in European law ; volume 95 .
- Modern studies in European law ; volume 95. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. The Constitutionalised Regime of the Common Foreign and Security Policy -- Chapter 2. The History of the Common Foreign and Security Policy -- Chapter 3. The EU Legal Order and the Common Foreign and Security Policy -- Chapter 4. The European Parliament and the Common Foreign and Security Policy -- Chapter 5. The Court of Justice and the Common Foreign and Security Policy -- Chapter 6. Other Issues and the Common Foreign and Security Policy -- Chapter 7. The Future of the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
"The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union is a highly exceptional component of the EU legal order. This constitutionalised foreign policy regime, with legal, diplomatic, and political DNA woven throughout its fabric, is a distinct sub-system of law on the outermost sphere of European supranationalism. When contrasted against other Union policies, it is immediately clear that EU foreign policy has a special decision-making mechanism, making it highly exceptional. In the now depillarised framework of the EU treaties, issues of institutional division arise from the legacy of the former pillar system. This is due to the reality that of prime concern in EU external relations is the question of 'who decides?' By engaging a number of legal themes, that cut across foreign affairs exceptionalism, executive prerogatives, parliamentary accountability, judicial review, and the constitutionalisation of European integration, the book lays bare how EU foreign affairs have become highly legalised, leading to ever-greater coherence in how Europe exerts itself on the global stage. In this first monograph dedicated exclusively to the law of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy in modern times, the author argues that the legal framework for EU foreign affairs must adapt in a changing world so as to ensure the EU treaties can cater for a more assertive Europe in the wider world"--
9781509925971
10.5040/9781509925971 doi
Constitutional law--European Union countries.
European Union countries--Defenses. European Union countries--Foreign relations--Law and legislation. European Union countries--Foreign relations. European Union countries--Military policy.