EU Diplomatic Law provides a thorough analysis of the interactions between the European Union (EU) and international diplomatic and consular law. Over the past six decades, the EU has been granted unique powers that enable it to act prominently on the international plane, thereby developing a worldwide bilateral and multilateral diplomatic network. Much like states, the EU sends ambassadors to all corners of the world and accredits permanent missions at its Brussels' headquarters. These developments shake the foundations of diplomatic and consular law, as these branches of international law are based on the principles of state sovereignty, non-interference, and reciprocity. Traditional conceptions of international law only allow states to perform diplomatic and consular functions, leaving little room for non-state entities such as the EU. Sanderijn Duquet addresses this fundamental problem by re-visiting the foundations of diplomatic and consular law, as well as analysing EU practice in initiating, conducting, and terminating diplomatic and consular relations. In particular, she focuses on the scope of EU diplomatic and consular powers, especially in relationship to its member states; its application of the Vienna Conventions and customary international law; the EU's use of creative legal techniques; the diplomatic and consular protection of EU citizens; questions of protocol and precedence; and the legal status of the EU's diplomatic staff and premises abroad. By critically analysing these issues, this book assesses the specific contribution the EU makes to the shaping of diplomatic and consular law.

About the Author
Sanderijn Duquet is a Belgian diplomat, acting as the diplomatic advisor of the Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration in 2021. She has previously been posted to the Belgian Permanent Representation to NATO. Sanderijn holds a PhD in international law from the University of Leuven, and has studied at Ghent University and American University Washington College of Law.

Reviews
A Belgian diplomatic practitioner has produced a pioneering handbook of European Union diplomatic law with a strong historical bent, which includes: theoretical and historical perspectives on the right of legation, the origins, validity, and legitimacy of the EU's right of legation, the active and passive right of legation, the application of diplomatic law by the EU, diplomacy as a source of law, coexisting rights of legation, and the contribution of the EU to diplomatic and consular law. * William E. Butler, Jus Gentium *



Book Information
ISBN 9780192844552
Author Sanderijn Duquet
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 832g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 179mm * 27mm