Preface by Inge Govaere, Erwan Lannon, Peter Van Elsuwege and Stanislas Adam Foreword by Hubert Bocken Foreword by Paul Demaret Foreword by Jean Raux Foreword by Guy Schrans List of contributors List of abbreviations and accronyms Part I: General Principles of EU External Action A. Dashwood The Continuing Bipolarity of EU External Action A. Rosas Exclusive, Shared and National Competence in the Context of EU External Relations: Do Such Distinctions Matter? K. Lenaerts Direct Applicability and Direct Effect of International Law in the EU Legal Order S. Adam The Legal Basis of International Agreements of the European Union in the Post-Lisbon Era P. Eeckhout The European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as an Integral Part of EU Law - Some Reflections on Status and Effect C. Kaddous Loyauté du commerce, moyen de défense des intérêts des Etats membres et de l’Union européenne Part II: The Institutional Framework of EU External Action P.-C. Müller-Graff The European External Action Service: Challenges in a Complex Institutional Framework R. Wessel Can the EU Replace its Member States in International Affairs? An International Law Perspective C. Rapoport La procédure de conclusion des accords externes de l’Union européenne : quelle unité après Lisbonne ? J. Devuyst The European Parliament and International Trade Agreements: Practice after the Lisbon Treaty J.-V. Louis The Euro Area and Multilateral Financial Institutions and Bodies Part III: EU External Action In Practice: Contemporary Issues J. Wouters, J. Odermatt and T. Ramopoulos The Status of the European Union at the United Nations General Assembly I. Govaere Novel Issues Pertaining to EU Member States Membership of other International Organisations: the OIV case F. Jacobs Member States of the European Union before the International Court of Justice F. Dehousse La juridiction unifiée du brevet: le nouvel oxymoron du droit européen C. Blumann La singularité de la décision dans le domaine de la Politique étrangère et de sécurité commune C. Flaesch-Mougin et I. Bosse-Platière L'application provisoire des accords de l’Union européenne P. Mengozzi Complémentarité et coopération entre la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne et les juges nationaux en matière de séjour dans l’Union des citoyens d’Etats tiers E. Somers The Costa Concordia Incident and Liability for Passenger Damage: An International and European Law Approach Part IV: The External Dimension of EU Competition Policy A.-M. Van den Bossche EU Competition Law in 3D J. Bourgeois Competition Policy: the Poor Relation in the European Union Free Trade Agreements P.-J. Slot Bilateral Treaties in the Field of Competition Law T. Joris The European Economic Area and State Aid Part V: The EU’s Bilateral Relations with Third Countries P. Van Elsuwege The Legal Framework of EU-Russia Relations: Quo Vadis? G. Burghardt The Transatlantic Partnership: A Legal and Institutional Appraisal P. Vlaemminck The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: Implications in the First Year of Implementation Part VI: The Enlargement and Proximity Policies of the European Union E. Lannon Elargissements et politiques de proximité de l’UE : libres propos sur l’intégration différenciée J.-C. Gautron Libres propos sur les élargissements de l'Union européenne P. Balázs Enlargement Conditionality of the European Union and Future Prospects D. Kochenov Overestimating Conditionality C. Hillion Enlarging the European Union and its Fundamental Rights Protection P. Xuereb Universal Human Rights and EuroMed – An Agenda J. Czuczai Accession to the EU, but to which EU? The Legal Impact of the Constantly Evolving EMU acquis on the EU Enlargement Process A. Tovias The End of Spheres of Influence by Encroachment of Rivals: The Case of the EU and the US Index