The European Union and Regionalism - (Nijhoff Studies in European Union Law) (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book offers the first critical, legal account of the EU as a RIO. It brings together scholars from different disciplines to reflect on the construction, use and misuse of the 'region' in EU law and practice and to examine how this dimension interacts with other RIOs.

Book Synopsis

While the EU is the most emblematic Regional International Organization (RIO), the 'regional' perspective is largely absent in debates about the EU's identity and external posture. What does the 'regional' lens offer to the study of EU law? How is the regional dimension reflected in EU policymaking, and how does it impact norm production? This book offers the first critical, legal account of the EU as a RIO. It brings together scholars from different disciplines to reflect on the construction, use and misuse of the 'region' in EU law and practice and to examine how this dimension interacts with other RIOs.

About the Author

Eva Kassoti is Senior Researcher in EU and International Law at the T.M.C. Asser Institute and Academic Co-ordinator of the Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER) at the T.M.C. Asser Institute.
Teresa Cabrita is Assistant Professor of EU Law at the Institute for European Studies (IEE) at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels. She is an affiliated researcher of the Institute for European Law of KU Leuven (Belgium) and of the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory (Frankfurt).
Narin Idriz is Senior Researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Institute. She is also a member of the Human Rights Committee of the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV).