Development of the EU as a Sea-Policy Actor

Finn Laursen, formerly University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

'Finn Laursen provides a masterly comprehensive narrative and analysis of how the European Union has emerged as a sea-policy actor, in part in response to external events and in part through the evolution of its membership structures and efforts at enhancing internal integration with external projections. Laursen uses a blend of international relations theories to help explain and demystify the complex structures and processes underlying the blue Europe. This is an eminently readable book of value to specialist and general readers alike.'--Aldo Chircop, Dalhousie University, Canada

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: On The Law Of The Sea And European Integration 2. Analytical Considerations: On Theory And Concepts 3. The ‘Constitutional’ Basis Of The ‘Blue Europe’: Treaty-Based Sea-Related Competences And Policy-Making Procedures 4. The European Economic Community (EEC) and UNCLOS III: Competences, The Community Clause And Ratification 5. Initiation Of The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP): Equal Access, Derogations And The 200-Mile Zone Decision 6. The Conservation And Management Policy Of The CFP: TACS, Quotas And Sustainability 7. The Common Maritime Transport Policy (CMTP): Initiation And Development 8. Development Of Marine Environmental And Maritime Safety Policies 9. Maritime Security And Defence Policy And Maritime Border Control Policies: Initiation And Developments 10. The EU As An International Sea-Policy Actor 11. Implementation And Enforcement Of The EU’s Marine And Maritime Policies 12. Explanations And Conclusions Index