Product details
- Categories: Diplomacy & External Relations explained
- Publisher: OUP - Oxford University Press
- Collection: Oxford European Union Law Library
- ISBN: 9780192844552
- Publication Date: 28/10/2022
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 416
- Language: English
Summary
EU Diplomatic Law provides a thorough analysis of the
interactions between the European Union (EU) and international
diplomatic and consular law. Over the past six decades, the EU has been
granted unique powers that enable it to act prominently on the
international plane, thereby developing a worldwide bilateral and
multilateral diplomatic network. Much like states, the EU sends
ambassadors to all corners of the world and accredits permanent missions
at its Brussels' headquarters. These developments shake the foundations
of diplomatic and consular law, as these branches of international law
are based on the principles of state sovereignty, non-interference, and
reciprocity. Traditional conceptions of international law only allow
states to perform diplomatic and consular functions, leaving little room
for non-state entities such as the EU.
Sanderijn Duquet addresses this fundamental problem by re-visiting the foundations of diplomatic and consular law, as well as analysing EU practice in initiating, conducting, and terminating diplomatic and consular relations. In particular, she focuses on the scope of EU diplomatic and consular powers, especially in relationship to its member states; its application of the Vienna Conventions and customary international law; the EU's use of creative legal techniques; the diplomatic and consular protection of EU citizens; questions of protocol and precedence; and the legal status of the EU's diplomatic staff and premises abroad. By critically analysing these issues, this book assesses the specific contribution the EU makes to the shaping of diplomatic and consular law.
Sanderijn Duquet addresses this fundamental problem by re-visiting the foundations of diplomatic and consular law, as well as analysing EU practice in initiating, conducting, and terminating diplomatic and consular relations. In particular, she focuses on the scope of EU diplomatic and consular powers, especially in relationship to its member states; its application of the Vienna Conventions and customary international law; the EU's use of creative legal techniques; the diplomatic and consular protection of EU citizens; questions of protocol and precedence; and the legal status of the EU's diplomatic staff and premises abroad. By critically analysing these issues, this book assesses the specific contribution the EU makes to the shaping of diplomatic and consular law.
Table of contents
I:Setting the Scene
II:The EU as a Diplomatic and Consular Actor
III:Construction of the EU's Diplomatic Framework
IV:The Application of Diplomatic Law by the EU
V:The Interplay in Diplomacy Between EU and its Member States
VI:Concluding