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… by researchers from different research programmes. Finally, all research staff are invited to attend the Wednesday colloquia of the four research programmes, which take turns in organising a colloquium each week. This organisation structure stimulates exchange and contributes to building connections between the research programmes. During the annual FASoS Research Day, first held in 2011, researchers from all programmes engage in intellectual exchange. The organisational chart below gives a visual … It has developed into an important diplomatic actor and crisis manager. Against that background two areas are singled out as being of particular interest. The first one concerns the role and influence of non-elected career diplomats in multilateral foreign policymaking. While the EU is of central interest, attention is also given to how the EU compares to activities undertaken by other organisations. Such a comparative approach allows a better understanding of the specific qualities of the European foreign policymaking process. The second focus is on the EU’s contribution to international politics. Besides EU policy towards its “neighbourhood”, special attention is also given to transatlantic relations and to the EU-Asia relationship. Theme …

… 5 G. V. Puig G. & B. Al- Haddab, ‘The Common Commercial Policy after Lisbon: an Analysis of the Reforms’. European Law Review 36, 2011, p. 289. 6 D. Thym, ‘Parliamentary Involvement in European International Relations’ in M. Cremona & B. de Witte, EU Foreign Relations Law. Constitutional Fundamentals. Portland, Oregon: Hart Publishing, 2008, p. 203. 7 A. Dashwood et al., Wyatt and Dashwood’s European Union Law. Sixth Edition. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2011; M. Romaniello, The international role of … Relations Law of the European Communities. Oxford, Claredon Press, 1996. 53 R. Schütze, 2012, p. 207. 54 It is generally the Commission that is the European negotiator for international agreements. Where the international agreement covers Common Foreign and Security Policy matters however, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy becomes the negotiator. 55 Case C-658/11 European Parliament v European Commission (Pirate Transfer Agreement) [2014], not … and all relevant meetings in the negotiation stage. Drawing a parallel to the unilateral dimension, one could argue that the Parliament is trying to copy the trilogue negotiations to the bilateral dimension. In the trilogues, the three institutions exchange their views on the most controversial issues and try to find early compromises. Here, it seems that the Parliament tries to develop a similar situation. The situation is still quite different as regards the participation of the MEPs, as the …

… been codified and updated with the Lisbon Treaty. The second part of the course will focus on a few selected and important external policies. More specifically we will concentrate on the (i) EU Trade Policy, (ii) EU Development Policy, (iii) EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and (iv) EU Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy. While the lectures will introduce into the different topics, the tutorials aim to further the knowledge on the EU external relations principles but also discuss … to find answers. Programmes LLM International and European Tax Law (compulsory) LLM Fiscaal Recht (elective) LLM Globalisation and Law (elective) LLM European Law School (elective) LLM International Laws (elective) LLM Rechtsgeleerdheid (elective) Exchange Students Students from other Faculties and Schools Voorwaarden Basic knowledge of tax law recommended, but not required. Aanbevolen literatuur • Selection of newspaper articles (free or paid student subscription to the (International) New York … of choice as well as from an EU (criminal policy) perspective. On a cross- border level, discussions will be centered primarily around EU and CoE cooperation realities, both in the sphere of law enforcement (police/customs) and judicial information exchange and cooperation in criminal matters. For the latter, both mutual legal assistance (MLA) and mutual recognition based approaches will pass in review. Transatlantic information exchange and the gathering and use of evidence (both of the EU and …

… been codified and updated with the Lisbon Treaty. The second part of the course will focus on a few selected and important external policies. More specifically we will concentrate on the (i) EU Trade Policy, (ii) EU Development Policy, (iii) EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and (iv) EU Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy. While the lectures will introduce into the different topics, the tutorials aim to further the knowledge on the EU external relations principles but also discuss … to find answers. Programmes LLM International and European Tax Law (compulsory) LLM Fiscaal Recht (elective) LLM Globalisation and Law (elective) LLM European Law School (elective) LLM International Laws (elective) LLM Rechtsgeleerdheid (elective) Exchange Students Students from other Faculties and Schools Prerequisites Basic knowledge of tax law recommended, but not required. Recommended reading • Selection of newspaper articles (free or paid student subscription to the (International) New York … of choice as well as from an EU (criminal policy) perspective. On a cross- border level, discussions will be centered primarily around EU and CoE cooperation realities, both in the sphere of law enforcement (police/customs) and judicial information exchange and cooperation in criminal matters. For the latter, both mutual legal assistance (MLA) and mutual recognition based approaches will pass in review. Transatlantic information exchange and the gathering and use of evidence (both of the EU and …

… content must be sufficiently related, prior approval required International Trade and Investment Law Would you like to learn more about how the WTO laws govern trade relations between different countries? And do you see yourself giving legal advice to foreign investors, or litigating in an international trade dispute? Then you should consider specialising in International Trade and Investment Law. This specialisation includes a 2-day study trip to the WTO headquarters in Geneva, where you’ll attend … via mediation, arbitration or court litigation. After having taken this course, students will have acquired specialist level knowledge with regard to positive law on competence (jurisdiction), applicable law and recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards as well as foreign court judgments, relevant aspects of positive law in Europe (Civil Law and Common Law approaches of various legal orders) and, to some extent, US law. Furthermore, students will acquire specialist’s knowledge … (of choice) as well as from an EU (criminal policy) perspective. On a cross-border level, discussions will be centered primarily around EU and CoE cooperation realities, both in the sphere of law enforcement (police/customs) and judicial information exchange and cooperation in criminal matters. For the latter, both mutual legal assistance (MLA) and mutual recognition based approaches will pass in review. Transatlantic information exchange and the gathering and use of evidence (both of the EU and …