Preliminaries; Acknowledgments; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Introduction; Common Commercial Policy; Interpretation and Constitutional Logic; 3 Implied Competence; 4 International Commitments and the Management of Mixity; 5 International Agreements, Member States and the Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice; 6 Effects of International Rules in the Community Legal Order; 7 Effects of GATT and WTO Rules in the Community Legal Order; 8 International Agreements Concluded by Member States Prior to their Membership of the European Union
9 Substantive Trade Law The Case of Anti dumping10 International Agreements; 11 Common Foreign and Security Policy; 12 Foreign Policy and External Trade; 13 European Security and Defence Policy; 14 A New Framework for EU International Relations; Bibliography; Index
Summary
In the post-9/11 world, the European Union has been trying to define its international presence in a way which corresponds to its economic power and enlarged membership. In an effort to assert its identity on the international scene, it has developed a very wide range of economic relations with third countries and international organisations. It has also developed a Common Foreign and Security Policy in the context of which it is gradually shaping its Security and Defence Policy. These policies are carried out on the basis of distinct, albeit interrelated sets of legal rules. This book provide