Contents

Contributors

Introduction: International Law as Law of the European Union

Part One General Issues: Monism, Dualism and the European Legal Order

Reconsidering the Relationship between International and EU Law: Towards a Content-Based Approach?

The Neo-Monish of the European Legal Order

The EU at Crossroads: A Constitutional Inquiry into the Way International Law Is Received within the EU Legal Order

Part Two International Law within the EU

Customary International Law in the European Union

The Validity of EU Norms Conflicting with International Obligations

Using International Law for the European Union's Domestic Affairs

International Agreements in the Area of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy

The Application of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law in CSDP Operations

Part Three International Decisions in EU Law

Effects of Decisions of the UN Security Council in the EU Legal Order

Direct Effect of International Agreements in the EU Legal Order: Does It Depend on the Existence of an International Dispute Settlement Mechanism?

On the Absence of Direct Effect of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body's Decisions in the EU Legal Order

Consistent Interpretation of WTO Rulings in the EU Legal Order?

Part Four EU Law and Member States' International Law

Member States Agreements as Union Law

Mixed Agreements as a Source of European Union Law

Part Five International Law and EU Law: The Role of Judges

International Law as Law of the EU: The Role of the European Court of Justice

Judicial Review of the International Validity of UN Security Council Resolutions by the European Court of Justice

Giving Indirect Effect to International Law within the EU Legal Order: The Doctrine of Consistent Interpretation

Index