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Course: EU International Relations Law
Student: Ani Davtyan
Student number: 12770213
Date: 26 March 2021
Professor: Dr Zamira Xhafferri
Topic: Bruno de Witte has described the EU as “something else’ (legally speaking)” (Chap
Ter 7, Barnard & Peers textbook), former Commission President Jacques Delors has
referred to the EU as an “unidentified political object (UPO)” ... Can the EU be
compared to other entities and legal regimes? Or is it just one of a kind?
Discuss the risks and merits of applying existing domestic and international law categories to the
EU.
Research Questions: How does the European Union differ from other international
organizations in its nature and infrastructure and to what extent the European Union law can be
said to be autonomous from the national law of the Member States and from the international
law?
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Table of contents
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………….3
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..4
Analysis of the Research Question 1………………………………………………....5
Analysis of the Research Question 2………………………………………………....7
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………....9
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….11
Course: EU International Relations Law
Student: Ani Davtyan
Student number: 12770213
Date: 26 March 2021
Professor: Dr Zamira Xhafferri
Topic: Bruno de Witte has described the EU as “something else’ (legally speaking)” (Chap
Ter 7, Barnard & Peers textbook), former Commission President Jacques Delors has
referred to the EU as an “unidentified political object (UPO)” ... Can the EU be
compared to other entities and legal regimes? Or is it just one of a kind?
Discuss the risks and merits of applying existing domestic and international law categories to the
EU.
Research Questions: How does the European Union differ from other international
organizations in its nature and infrastructure and to what extent the European Union law can be
said to be autonomous from the national law of the Member States and from the international
law?
, 2
Table of contents
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………….3
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..4
Analysis of the Research Question 1………………………………………………....5
Analysis of the Research Question 2………………………………………………....7
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………....9
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….11
