The European Union's Shaping of the International Legal Order

This book offers a new approach to the study of EU law of external relations.

Dimitry Kochenov (Edited by), Fabian Amtenbrink (Edited by)

9781316633489, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 November 2016

400 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.59 kg

'The present edited volume is a remarkable and original attempt to study the active role of the Union and its raison d'être, 'zooming in' on the international scene, arguably in return of the process of European integration to its roots in international relations … What is even more revolutionary about the book is the conclusion drawn by the editors that the Union's role of co-shaper of the international legal order is a 'conscious choice', as opposed to an 'unexpected side-effect of the Union's engagement with the international legal order' and that the EU has been 'refining' and 'intensifying' its involvement with the international legal order.' Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou, Yearbook of European Law

The European Union undoubtedly plays an important role in the formation of international law. This takes place through a number of avenues ranging from the simple existence of this supranational legal order within the sphere of international law to the actual influencing of international legal order. With contributions by leading scholars, this collection of essays constructs and analyses a new and stimulating approach in which the European Union is perceived as an active co-creator of the international legal order on a variety of planes. Providing concrete examples of the European Union's approach to the international legal order in different policy fields, this book will be a key reference point for a new active paradigm of EU external relations law.

The active paradigm of the study of the EU's place in the world: an introduction Dimitry Kochenov and Fabian Amtenbrink
Part I. The EU's Shaping of the International Legal Order: The Mechanics: 1. Europe's raison d'être Gráinne de Búrca
2. The EU, interim global justice, and the international legal order Andrew Williams
3. Theoretical approaches to a peculiar norm category: shaping the international order as a Union objective Joris Larik
Part II. The EU's Shaping of the International Legal Order: The Evidence: 4. EU values and the shaping of the international context Ester Herlin-Karnell
5. Promoting the rule of law abroad: on the EU's limited contribution to the shaping of an international understanding of the rule of law Laurent Pech
6. EU global peace diplomacy: shaping the law on statehood Steven Blockmans
7. Shaping the WTO's institutional evolution: the EU as a strategic litigant in the WTO Tilman Krüger
8. EU climate change policy: can the Union be just (and) green? Christina Eckes
9. The EU's governance of external energy relations: the challenges of a 'rule-based market approach' Peter Van Elsuwege
10. The EU's shaping of international law on energy efficiency Anatole Boute
11. The European Union: shaping migration patterns in its neighbourhood and beyond? Laure Delcour
Part III. The European Union and the Global Financial Crisis: 12. Back in balance? The EU and the challenges of international financial regulation Christoph Ohler
13. The EU and the Euro area in international economic governance: the case of the IMF Jan Wouters, Sven Van Kerckhoven and Thomas Ramopoulos
14. The EU's financial transaction tax: shaping global financial governance in its own image? Bart Van Vooren
Messianism, mission, or realpolitik? Some concluding observations on the Union's role in shaping the international legal order Dimitry Kochenov and Fabian Amtenbrink.

Subject Areas: Public international law [LBB], Law [L], Politics & government [JP]