Short description:

The book explores the phenomenon of application of EU law beyond the EU borders. It considers the legal and institutional foundations of the extraterritorial application of EU law in third countries. It also analyses the results of legal approximation and regulatory convergence with regard to the EU?s eastern neighbours, the countries of the Eastern Partnership and Russia. The conclusions reached are highly informative as to the effectiveness of present and future EU external regional policies aimed at the promotion of EU common values and EU legislation into the legal orders of third countries.

Long description:

This book explores the exportation and application of European Union legislation beyond EU borders. It clarifies the means and instruments of the voluntary application of the EU?s norms by third countries and analyses in detail the process of legislative approximation between the EU and its East European neighbours. It also assesses the extent to which the EU is successful in promoting its legal standards abroad.

The first part of the book addresses the EU?s mechanisms and instruments promoting the export of its own laws and practices to other countries. Key issues include the?post-Lisbon constitutional basis for the EU?s engagement with its Eastern neighbours (Art. 8 TEU);?the different methods of acquis export and the impact of a new generation of Association Agreements providing for the establishment of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs) and, ultimately, a Neighbourhood Economic Community (NEC) between the EU and its Eastern partners.?

The second part of the book includes substantive country reports that analyse the process of legislative approximation and application of EU law in the Eastern Partnership countries and Russia,?authored by leading academics from the countries concerned. While currently these countries are not working towards full EU membership, the EU encourages them to approximate and converge their legislation with the EU acquis. The book also offers a unique picture of current practice of the application of EU law by judiciaries in the countries of the Eastern Partnership and Russia.

The book concludes with reflections on the multi-faceted character of legislative approximation and the challenges surrounding the application of EU law in the EU?s Eastern neighbourhood.?The conclusions reached are highly informative as to the effectiveness of present and future EU external regional policies aimed at the promotion of EU common values and EU legislation into the legal orders of third countries.

Table of Contents:

1. Setting the Scene: Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law in the Eastern Neighbourhood of the European Union, Peter Van Elsuwege and Roman Petrov  Part 1: The Process of Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law Beyond the EU Borders: Instruments and Mechanisms  2. Anatomy of EU Norm Export Towards the Neighbourhood: The Impact of Article 8 TEU, Christophe Hillion  3. Differentiating the Methods of Acquis Export: The Case of the Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia, Aaron Matta  4. The Issue of Values, Dimitry Kochenov  5. The EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area: A Coherent Mechanism for Legislative Approximation, Guillaume Van der Loo  6. Differentiated Integration and the Prospects of a Neighbourhood Economic Community between the EU and its Eastern Partners, Sieglind Gstöhl  7. Between Dream and Reality: Challenges to the Legal Rapprochement of the Western Balkans, Adam Lazowski and Steven Blockmans  Part 2: The Experience of Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law in the EU's Eastern Neighbournhood: Country Reports  8. Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law in Ukraine, Roman Petrov  9. Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law in Moldova, Anna Khvorostiankina  10. Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law in Georgia, Gaga Gabrichidze  11. Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law in Armenia, Narine Ghazaryan and Anna Hokobyan  12. Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law in Azerbaijan, Narine Gjazaryan  13. Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law in Belarus, Maksim Karliuk  14. Legislative Approximation and Application of EU Law in Russia, Paul Kalinichenko  15. Concluding Remarks, Peter Van Elsuwege and Roman Petrov