A Companion to EUROPEAN UNION LAW and INTERNATIONAL LAW The relationship between European Union (EU) law and international law is complex and challenging.??First and foremost, it remains an open question whether the EU can be understood as an international organization or some form of state order.??A Companion to European Union Law and International Law??will be a critical tool for those seeking to untangle this complexity, presenting an authoritative collection of essays addressing a broad range of important contemporary topics in the field. Featuring contributions from leading international experts in the fields of EU and international law, this indispensable Companion reveals both points of contact and critical differences. Seamlessly integrating the fields, these expert essays explore current jurisprudential debates in EU law and international law as they relate to such topics as trade, the European Court of Justice, human rights, the EMU, the environment, criminal law, and many others. Timely and thought-provoking,??A Companion to European Union Law and International Law??sheds new light on our current understanding of the legal relationship between EU law and international law - and on the very nature and function of legal powers.

Dennis Patterson is Board of Governors Professor of Law and Philosophy, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. He is also Professor of Legal Philosophy at Surrey University Law School in Guildford, UK. He held the Chair in Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy from 2009 - 2017. He has published widely in legal theory, commercial and trade law. Anna Södersten is Senior Researcher in Law (PhD) at the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS) in Stockholm, Sweden. She has previously taught at the Law Department at Uppsala University, served as research associate at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, and as associate editor of the International Journal of Constitutional Law.