Teacher(s)
Language
French
Main themes
The course is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on some basic notions such as the personality of the EC and the EU, the external competences (treaty-making power), the treaty-making process, the relations between international law and EC law, from the point of view of the Community legal order.
The second part is devoted to the study of the legal aspects of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the Union. Some EC policies which have an important international character will also be analyzed, such as the common commercial policy, the association policy and the cooperation policy.
Content
The course studies the participation of the European Union in the formation of international legal instruments to which it adheres and the interaction between this international law and the autonomous legal order of the Union.
The course examines the international legal personality of the EU, the objectives of the Union's external action, the system of external competences, the treaty-making procedure, the CFSP competence, its instruments and the international representation of the Union, the common commercial policy, and finally the interaction between EU law and international law.
The course examines the international legal personality of the EU, the objectives of the Union's external action, the system of external competences, the treaty-making procedure, the CFSP competence, its instruments and the international representation of the Union, the common commercial policy, and finally the interaction between EU law and international law.
Teaching methods
Lectures and home readings.
Evaluation methods
Take-home exam, or oral exam according to new case-law.
Online resources
See Moodle page of the course.
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