This magisterial volume draws on the expertise of leading scholars, practitioners and policy makers to chart the EU''s participation in six key international organisations: the UN, the WTO, the ILO, the WHO, the ITU and the FAO. Each is explored from a unique dual perspective: firstly from that of the EU, and secondly from that of the organisation itself. This collection offers a truly innovative approach to ensure a better understanding of the EU''s role as a global diplomatic power.

Autorentext
Christine Kaddous is Professor, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam and Director of the 'Centre d'études juridiques européennes' (CEJE) at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Frank Hoffmeister is Director and Head of the EEAS Legal Department, Belgium.

Inhalt

1. The European Union in International Organisations: Principles and Rules for Good Governance, Christine Kaddous (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
   
   2. The European Union and the Reform of the World Trade Organisation, Josephine Norris (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium) and Flavia Marisi (Legal Service of the European Commission, Belgium)
   3. The Participation of the European Union and its Member States in the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Donata Rugarabamu (Legal Counsel of FAO)
   4. The Participation of the European Union and its Member States in the International Labour Organisation: An Historical Perspective of the EU-ILO Relationship, Maurizio Bussi, Michael Braun and David Mosler (International Labour Organisation)
   5. 'Wer rastet, der rostet': Towards a Greater Role of the European Union in the Food and Agriculture Organisation, World Health Organisation and International Labour Organisation, Frank Hoffmeister (Free University of Brussels, Belgium)
   6. The European Union and Global Economic Governance Institutions: Keeping the Flame Alive in Turbulent Times, Jan Wouters (KU Leuven, Belgium)
   7. The European Union and the UN Human Rights Council: Reconciling European and International Eff orts to Protect Human Rights Worldwide, Christina Kokkinakis (European External Action Service) and Andrej Auersperger Matic (Legal Department of the European External Action Service)