EU External Relations Law and Policy in the Post-Lisbon Era

This is a collection of works which considers the many different facets of the EU’s increasingly important engagement with the world beyond its borders. The Treaty of Lisbon marked a change in the powers and competences endowed on the EU - the contributions to this collection consider both the direct and indirect impact of the Treaty on the contemporary state of EU external relations. The authors are drawn from legal, political science and international relations disciplines and consider innovations or changes brought about by the Treaty itself: the European External Action Service, the roles of the High Representative and President, the collapse of the ‘pillar’ structure and new competences such as those for foreign investment. Other chapters cover developments which reflect the latest incremental changes upon which the post-Lisbon Treaty arrangements have some bearing, including the COREU network, the transatlantic and neighbourhood relations and the external dimension of ‘internal’security. Useful for academics working in the field of EU external relations law and foreign policy, as well as the EU law/politics/European studies market more generally.

Review :
From the reviews: "This book provides an extensive study of the changes brought about in EU foreign policy by the Lisbon Treaty, analysing the multiple areas of EU external action. ... All the subjects in the book are developed through detailed and comprehensive analysis. ... this book is recommended to those who already have a good knowledge of the subject and seek deeper insight into particular legal, political and economic aspects of EU foreign policy." (Paola Tessari, The International Spectator, Vol. 48 (1), March, 2013) "The most important feature and added value of the book is likely its interdisciplinary combination of legal and political science approaches, as well as its focus on both the theoretical and practical consequences of the changes introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. ... its coverage of a wide range of policy areas of external relations, its combination of legal and political science approaches, as well as its look at the practical consequences of the Treaty of Lisbon, makes the book a very valuable contribution." (Tina Van den Sanden, Common Market Law Review, Vol. 50 (4), 2013) "The book under consideration distinguishes itself from the others that have already been published in that it expressly seeks to examine not only the law but also the policy aspects of the Union's external relations post-Lisbon. Furthermore, this book seeks to examine the full ambit of the Union's external relations and does not deal with only one aspect of it. ... this is a timely, well-informed and interesting contribution to the literature. ... all in all, it is a welcome addition to the literature." (Urfan Khaliq, European Public Law, Vol. 19 (2), 2013)