...an indispensable background for any thorough study of an area of EU law that has emerged over 50 years of Treaty-based and judicial development. It exemplifies the cross-pillar legal complexities by providing many concrete examples based on recent case law. It is a book that can be highly recommended to EU law specialists, as well as to lawyers and academics who want to contribute to the ongoing debate about the constitutional issues of EU foreign relations. Angelos M. Syrigos Law and Politics Book Review Vol. 19 No.1 (January 2009) L'examen des dispositions statutaries est complete par des analyses minutieuses de la pratique internationale mettant en evidence la singularite de l'ordre juridique europeen dans ses rapports avec le droit international. K.Z. Annuaire Francais de Droit International October 2009