The External Environmental Policy Of The European Union

The External Environmental Policy of the European Union is a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the various instruments and innovative approaches through which the EU is forging its external environmental policy, the legal implications of its multifaceted practice and interactions with international environmental law. The legal and institutional framework for EU external action on environmental protection and sustainable development is identified, as well as the changes introduced, and challenges posed, by the Lisbon Treaty. Key tools and trends in defining and implementing EU external policy across a broad range of environmental issues are explored, as well as the reciprocal influences between the development and implementation of EU environmental law and of international environmental law. The External Environmental Policy of the European Union is an essential resource for students and researchers interested in the EU's external environmental policy.

This collection of essays comprehensively and systematically analyzes the various instruments and innovative approaches through which the EU is forging its external environmental policy, the legal implications of its multifaceted practice and interactions with international environmental law. It explains the legal and institutional framework for EU external action on environmental protection and sustainable development, identifying the changes introduced, and challenges posed, by the Lisbon Treaty. It explores key tools and trends in defining and implementing EU external policy across a broad range of environmental issues, as well as linkages with trade and human rights. It also assesses the reciprocal influences between the development and implementation of EU environmental law and of international environmental law.