EU External Relations Law and the European Neighbourhood Policy : a Paradigm for Coherence.

The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is a recent example of an external EU policy drawn up explicitly with the objective of achieving coherence in the external policies of the EU and its Member States. Positioning the ENP in the legal-historical context of political union, this book explains why...

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Main Author: Van Vooren, Bart
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Routledge Research in European Union Law.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Table of Cases; Table of EU Instruments; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. A Legal History of Fragmentation and Coherence in EU External Action; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Development of EPC 'in the Shadow' of the EEC; 1.3 The Maastricht Treaty: A Watershed for 'EU' External Relations?; 1.4 From Amsterdam to Lisbon: The CFSP's Claim to Legal Independence; 1.5 The Lisbon Treaty and Coherence in EU External Relations; 1.6 Conclusion: The Integration-Law-Policy Dynamic in EU External Relations.
  • 2. A Theoretical Framework for Coherence in EU External Relations Law and Policy2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Coherence: A Constitutional Principle of EU External Relations Law; 2.3 Coherence: A Constitutional Principle with Three Levels
  • Art 21.3 TEU; 2.4 Conclusion; 3. Coherence of EU and Member State External Action: Duty of Loyalty; 3.1 Introduction: Exclusion, Cooperation and Coherence; 3.2 The Common Foundation of Pre-Emption and Cooperation: Art 4.3 TEU; 3.3 Coherence Through Pre-Emption Tested in EU Readmission Policy.
  • 3.4 Coherence Through the Duty of Cooperation Tested in EU Aviation Policy3.5 Jurisprudence on the Duty of Cooperation: Towards De Facto Pre-Emption?; 3.6 Conclusion: The Loyalty Obligation and EU-Member State Coherence; 4. Coherence Across Divided Union Competences in the TEU and TFEU; 4.1 Introduction: The Principles of Conferral and Coherence; 4.2 Delimiting Union Powers; 4.3 Delimiting the CFSP within the Union; 4.4 Conclusion; 5. Coherence and Soft Law in EU External Relations: ENP as a Paradigm; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Soft Law in EU External Relations: A Functional Framework of Study.
  • 5.3 The Hybrid Legal Nature of the European Neighbourhood Policy5.4 Soft Instruments During the ENP's 'Conceptualization Phase' (2002-2003); 5.5 Soft Instruments During the ENP's 'Execution Phase' (2003-2005); 5.6 The ENP's 'Mature Phase': Towards an Equilibrium Between Soft and Hard Law? (2005- ...); 5.7 Legitimacy of Soft Law in EU External Relations: The Equilibrium between Legality and Utility; 5.8 Conclusion; 6. Coherence as Policy Synergy in the ENP; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The ENP as a Coherent Human Security Policy; 6.3 Research Design.
  • 6.4 Coherence in External Projection of Fundamental Values6.5 Coherence in Joint Ownership; 6.6 Coherence between Macro and Meso-Policies: Energy in the ENP; 6.7 Conclusion; 7. Conclusion: The ENP, a Paradigm for Coherence?; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Coherence in EU External Relations Law and Policy; 7.3 Policy Recommendations: Coherent and Effective EU External Relations; Annex I: Research Design Chapter 6; Annex II: Correlation Matrix of ENP Action Plans' Policy Sections; Bibliography; Index.