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Tina Van den Sanden

EU Development Cooperation Policy: Between Constitutional Strictures and Policy Objectives

EU Development Cooperation Policy: Between Constitutional Strictures and Policy Objectives

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This book provides a critical insight into the legal structure of EU development cooperation policy, exploring the complexities that give rise to legal challenges. It assesses the interaction between coherence and conferral, the legal scope of policy, and the division of competences and cooperation between the Union and its Member States. It concludes with an assessment of whether the Unions legal, constitutional, and institutional structures are equipped to meet and support its development cooperation aims.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 21 June 2022
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd


This book provides a critical analysis of the legal framework of EU development cooperation policy, delving into the intricate complexities that give rise to legal challenges in this crucial area of EU external action. Through an in-depth investigation of the interplay between coherence and conferral, Dr. Tina Van den Sanden assesses how the EU's legal framework impacts the achievement of its development cooperation objectives.

The book demonstrates the inherent tension between the central principle of conferral, which limits the EU's legal competences to the boundaries set forth in its Treaties, and the need for coherence, which ensures a cohesive and effective approach to development cooperation. Chapters further explore the legal scope of EU development cooperation policy, its delimitation with closely linked policy areas such as environment, the common commercial policy (CCP), and the common foreign and security policy (CFSP), establish the division of competences and cooperation between the Union and its Member States, and evaluate the management of the institutional division of competences between different EU actors.

In conclusion, this comprehensive book offers valuable insights into the legal structure of EU development cooperation policy. It is a must-read for legal scholars and practitioners interested in EU external relations law, as it provides a thorough analysis of the underlying legal frameworks that shape and influence EU development cooperation policy.


Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800881303

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