In the wake of the Balkan wars, the EU has worked hard to close the so-called ‘capabilities-expectations gap’ in the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). With the institution of new political and military structures and procedures, the agreement on principles for consultation and cooperation with other international organizations, the adoption of an acquis sécuritaire, and the launching of twenty ESDP operations, the EU has affirmed its operational capacity in ESDP. The proliferation of the EU’s institutional and operational mechanisms to manage crises on its doorstep and farther afield has led to a whole series of new legal and policy questions, which were addressed at the 37th edition of the T.M.C. Asser Institute’s Colloquium on European Law in 2007. The contributions by leading academics and practitioners to the Asser Colloquium have been expanded and updated in the light of the Lisbon Treaty and are now available in this unique compilation.
• Contains peer-reviewed contributions from leading academics and practitioners working for the main EU institutions • Contributions take into account the final text of the Lisbon Treaty and the lessons learned from the twenty military and civilian operations which have been deployed to date • Contributions discuss the future position and role of the European Union, thus defining the parameters for future decision-making and capacity-building
Contents
Introduction (definition, scope, acknowledgements) Steven Blockmans; Part I. A History Foretold: 1. Foreign policy and defence cooperation in the European Union: legal foundations Jaap W. de Zwaan; 2. Crisis management avant la lettre Wim van Eekelen; Part II. Willing and Able?: 3. The ABC of European Union strategy: ambition, benchmark, culture Sven Biscop; 4. Peculiarities in the institutionalisation of CFSP and ESDP Simon Duke; 5. Assessing the EU's capacity for military action (the Headline Goal 2010) Jean-Yves Haine; 6. Civilian crisis management: the EU way (Civilian Headline Goal 2008) Joel Schuyer; Part III. Coherence and Consistency: 7. The European Security and Defence Policy and coherence challenges in the Council Sophie Vanhoonacker; 8. Inter-pillar coherence in the European Union's civilian crisis management Frank Hoffmeister; 9. European Parliamentary oversight of crisis management Kolja Raube; 10. Coherence and consistency of the EU's action in international crisis management: the role of the European Court of Justice Vincent Kronenberger; Part IV. Effective Multilateralism: 11. EU-UN Jan Wouters and Tom Ruys; 12. The EU-NATO 'Berlin Plus' Agreement: the silent eye of the storm Martin Reichard; 13. EU-OSCE Annelies Verstichel and Vincent De Graaff; 14. Interregional cooperation in crisis management: EU support for the AU, ASEAN and other regional organisations Daniel Thym; 15. EU agreements with third countries: constitutional reservations by Member States Ramses Wessel and Gloria Fernandez; Part V. Learning by Doing: 16. EU crisis management in the Western Balkans Eva Gross; 17. EU crisis management in Africa: progress, problems and prospects Ademola Abass; 18. EU crisis management in Asia Justin Davies; 19. The nexus between EU crisis management and counter-terrorism Gijs de Vries; Part VI. Accountability of EU Forces Under International Law: 20. Accountability for respect for human rights law by EU forces Frederik Naert; 21. Toward a more mature ESDP: responsibility for violations of international humanitarian law by crisis management operations Marten Zwanenburg.
Review
'While its dual academic and operational nature provides a useful policy-oriented tool for scholars, decision-makers and officials, the book presents various lessons which should be taken into account now that the EU is facing its 'maturity test' as an international crisis manager.' The International Spectator
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