Upgrading the Eu's Role as Global Actor: Institutions, Law and the Restructuring of European Diplomacy

by Michael Emerson, Rosa Balfour, Tim Corthaut

This book is the first systemic analysis of the changing position of the European Union since it acquired a legal personality through the Treaty of Lisbon and decided to establish the European External Action Service. The issue is whether these useful institutional developments will lead to an upgrading of the EU's presence in the multilateral system of organizations and conventions of international law.

Generally the EU's status in international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9461380526
• ISBN13: 9789461380524
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.3"