Between Autonomy and Dependence

Ramses A. Wessel is Professor of the Law of the EU and other International Organisations at the University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands and a member of the governing board of the Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER). Steven Blockmans, a former Head of Research at the T.M.C. Asser Institute in The Hague, the Netherlands, is a Senior Research Fellow and the Head of the EU Foreign Policy Unit, Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels, Belgium; Professor of EU External Relations Law and Governance at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Visiting Professor at the University of Leuven, Belgium and a member of the governing board of CLEER.

From the reviews: "This book offers a thought-provoking analysis of the EU's complex engagement as a global actor with international organizations and normative processes, and will be of great interest and value for a wide readership of academics and practitioners with a focus on the interactions between European law and international law as well as for those that are curious about the relations between international organizations in a globalized world." (Julia Schmidt, Common Market Law Review, Vol. 51, 2014)

• Between Autonomy and Dependence: The EU Legal Order Under the Influence of International Organisations − An Introduction.- The Autonomy of EU Law: More is Less? Norms Emanating from International Bodies and Their Role in the Legal Order of the European Union.- The Influence of International Organisations on the European Union: A Political Science Perspective.- The European Court of Justice and (Quasi-)Judicial Bodies of International Organisations.- The Impact of Council of Europe Standards on the European Union.- WTO Influence on EU Law: Too Close for Comfort? The Relationship Between International Monetary Fund Law and European Union Law − Influence, Impact, Effect, and Interaction.- The Influence of the World Intellectual Property Organization on the European Union.- The Influence of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the EU Legal Order.- The Influence of NATO on the Development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy.- The Influence of International Organisations on the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: A First Inquiry.- The Influence of International Organisations on the EU and its Legal Order: Between Autonomy and Dependence.