THE ABILITY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO NEGOTIATE 
AND CONCLUDE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 
ON THE BASIS OF ITS OWN LEGAL PERSONALITY Cover Image

THE ABILITY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO NEGOTIATE AND CONCLUDE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ON THE BASIS OF ITS OWN LEGAL PERSONALITY
THE ABILITY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO NEGOTIATE AND CONCLUDE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ON THE BASIS OF ITS OWN LEGAL PERSONALITY

Author(s): Dan Vătăman
Subject(s): EU-Legislation
Published by: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Wien/ Österreichisch-Rumänischer Akademischer Verein
Keywords: adoption procedure; external action; international law; negotiating and concluding international agreements; legal personality; Lisbon Treaty;

Summary/Abstract: Following the entry into force of Lisbon Treaty, the European Union has acquired legal personality which allows it to negotiate and conclude international agreements on its own behalf. Taking into account that international agreements concluded by European Union have legal effects in the internal law of the Member States, the purpose of this study is to clarify how these agreements are adopted and also their legal force and the rights and obligations created for the European institutions and Member States .

  • Issue Year: VIII/2014
  • Issue No: VIII
  • Page Range: 293-297
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English