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The European Union and Multilateral Governance

Assessing EU Participation in United Nations Human Rights and Environmental Fora

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Authors:
  1. Jan Wouters

    1. Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven, Belgium

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  2. Hans Bruyninckx

    1. Professor of International Relations and Global Environmental Governance, University of Leuven, Belgium

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  3. Sudeshna Basu

    1. Doctoral Researcher, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven, Belgium

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  4. Simon Schunz

    1. Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Leuven, Belgium

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics (PSEUP)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The European Union’ Participation in United Nations Human Rights and Environmental Governance: Key Concepts and Major Challenges

      • Sudeshna Basu, Simon Schunz, Hans Bruyninckx, Jan Wouters
      Pages 3-22

  3. Analytical Framework

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Analysing the Position of the European Union in the United Nations System: Analytical Framework

      • Simon Schunz, Sudeshna Basu, Hans Bruyninckx, Stephan Keukeleire, Jan Wouters
      Pages 25-45

  4. The EU in UN Human Rights Governance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Legal Framework for EU Participation in Global Human Rights Governance

      • Davide Zaru, Charles-Michel Geurts
      Pages 49-65

    3. The EU in the UNGA Third Committee

      • Emanuele Giaufret
      Pages 66-85

    4. The European Union in the Human Rights Council

      • Sudeshna Basu
      Pages 86-102

    5. The EU in the Negotiations of a UN General Assembly Resolution on a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty

      • Robert Kissack
      Pages 103-121

    6. The European Union in the 2009 Durban Review Conference

      • Joëlle Hivonnet
      Pages 122-142

  5. The EU in UN Environmental Governance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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    2. Legal Aspects of EU Participation in Global Environmental Governance under the UN Umbrella

      • Tim Corthaut, Dries Van Eeckhoutte
      Pages 145-170

    3. The European Union in the Commission on Sustainable Development

      • Karoline Van den Brande
      Pages 171-190

    4. The EU in the United Nations Climate Change Regime

      • Simon Schunz
      Pages 191-213

    5. The EU in Negotiations on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

      • Tom Delreux
      Pages 214-231

    6. The EU in the World Summit on Sustainable Development

      • Simon Lightfoot
      Pages 232-250

  6. Implications and Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251
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    2. The Position(s) of the EU in the UN System: The Examples of Human Rights and Environmental Governance

      • Hans Bruyninckx, Jan Wouters, Sudeshna Basu, Simon Schunz
      Pages 253-281

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 283-285
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About this book

An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the EU in UN human rights and environmental governance which addresses the legal and political science dimensions. With contributions from academics and policy-makers, this volume is a comprehensive analysis of how the challenges it faces impact on the EU's position in UN fora.

Reviews

'Everyone agrees that multilateralism matters. But virtually no one has probed the interactions between the two most prominent multilateral actors, the UN system and the European Union. This volume's hard-hitting essays fill the knowledge gap by providing expert and candid views about contemporary global human rights and environmental governance.'

- Thomas G. Weiss, Presidential Professor ofPolitical Science, The City University of New York's Graduate Center, USA

'Human rights and the environment are central domains of EU foreign policy. How successful is the EU in pursuing these goals within UN bodies and conferences? The interdisciplinary approach of this book provides surprising insights and practical policy recommendations for EU foreign policy makers in the post Lisbon treaty era.'

- Manfred Nowak, Professor and University Chair for InternationalHuman Righst Law, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna

'This valuable contribution expands considerably our understanding of EU external relations in the UN system. Scholars and policy-makers alike will benefit from the skilful development and application of the authors' interdisciplinary conceptual framework.'

- Chad Damro, Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh, UK

'This scientific work is too rich and detailed to be accuately described in only a few lines.' - Bulletin Quotidien Europe

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven, Belgium

    Jan Wouters

  • Professor of International Relations and Global Environmental Governance, University of Leuven, Belgium

    Hans Bruyninckx

  • Doctoral Researcher, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven, Belgium

    Sudeshna Basu

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Leuven, Belgium

    Simon Schunz

About the authors

TIM CORTHAUT Deputy Auditor, Legislative Section, Belgian Council of State TOM DELREUX Associate Professor in Political Science, Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE), UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve), Belgium CHARLES-MICHEL GEURTS Deputy Head of Human Rights Unit, European Commission Directorate-General for External Relations, Brussels EMANUELE GIAUFRET EU Delegation to the UN in New York, USA JOËLLE HIVONNET Head of the Human Rights, Humanitarian and Social Affairs unit, Geneva STEPHAN KEUKELEIRE Jean Monnet Professor in European Foreign Policy, Institute for International and European Policy, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium ROBERT KISSACK Junior Professor, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), Spain SIMON LIGHTFOOT Senior Lecturer in European Politics, University of Leeds, UK KAROLINE VAN DEN BRANDE Member of the Global Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development Research Group, Institute for International and European Policy, Faculty of Social Science, University of Leuven, Belgium and a member of the Flemish Policy Research Centre for Sustainable Development DRIES VAN EECKHOUTTE Auditor, Legislative Section, Belgian Council of State DAVIDE ZARU International Relations Officer, Human Rights Directorate of the European External Action Service

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