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Soft Law in the EU's External Relations: Legal Coherence and the Crisis Response book cover

1st Edition

Soft Law in the EU's External Relations Legal Coherence and the Crisis Response

By Francesco Spera Copyright 2027
200 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the European Union’s use of soft law in its external relations, focusing on its legal consistency with the EU Treaties principles and within the EU integration process. As the EU increasingly turns to informal tools to address international crises in sensitive areas— migration, security, and energy—it offers a comprehensive legal and... Read more

1. Introduction: Introducing Soft Law in the EU External Action

2. EU Integration in the EU External Relations

3. Taxonomy of the EU's External Relations Soft Law

4. EU External Relations Soft Laws within EU Integration and EU Law

5. EU External Relations Soft Law on Migration Policies

6. European External Relations Soft Law on Defense Policies

7. EU External Relations Soft Law on Energy Policies

8. Conclusion

Biography

Francesco Spera holds a PhD (Doctor Europaeus) in European Public Law from the University of Salento (Lecce), specialising in EU external relations law and EU Regional and Cohesion Law. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at Libera Università Mediterranea LUM (Bari) and the University of Salento, where he is also an Executive Board Member of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “EUmanity Demos”. He is also Associate Member of the Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw.

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