Formation/Cours

FICHE DE COURS

Law and International Relations (12 h)

2022-2023

Enseignant(s) Responsable(s) pédagogique(s)

Erwan LANNON

Ce cours apparaît dans les formations(s) suivante(s)

Modalité(s) enseignée(s)

Description

This course aims at developing a critical understanding of Law and International Relations. The course concentrates on the legal dimension of European Union’s external relations through an analysis of the evolution of the competences, powers, legal basis, principles and instruments used by the EU and its Member states to develop and structure its relations with its main partners around the world.

Langue d’enseignement

English

Evaluation(s)

Course Assessment: Work group: Preparation of a file on a given topic linked to the course.

Pré requis

None, but a background in international law and/or EU external relations is useful.

Les objectifs

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:

• Understand the interactions and main differences between European Law, European Union law and international law in the field of EU external relations;


• Understand the specific legal nature and variety of relationships established by the EU with its main partners around the world;


• Understand the role and importance of the various legal basis and instruments, in particular the various types of agreements and overall legal structures (hard and soft law) used to link the EU to its main partners around the world;


• Identify the main international norms and values refer to in the agreements concluded by the EU and its Member States;


• Develop a critical argumentation on the key aspects of the EU’s relations with its main partners in the current international context.


• Better understand what kind of international actor the EU has become;

Contenu du cours

Course Contents

– Session 1: Introduction: the development of EU competences, powers and instruments in the field of external relations, from Rome to Lisbon

– Session 2 The current EU’s external relations legal architecture: an excessive or a necessary differentiation? Case Study: The European Neighbourhood Policy

– Session 3 Reinforcing the consistency and the articulation of EU’s policies, strategies and instruments and overcoming geographical silos. Case Study: the neighbours of EU’s neighbours and the EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Modalités d’enseignement

The course combines lectures and discussions with students.

The Evaluation implies small group work for the preparation of the file

Méthodes pédagogiques

A detailed syllabus will be provided.

Bibliographie indicative

Selective Bibliography of the Lecturer Related to the Course

Erwan Lannon, L’Union européenne en tant qu’acteur international et membre d’organisations internationales, in Commentaire Mégret, Relations extérieures – L’Union européenne comme acteur international, 3eme édition sous la coordination de Jacques Bourgeois, Institut d’Études Européennes, éditions de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, J