The External Dimension of the European Union's Area Freedom, Security and Justice

During the last decade the rapid growth of justice and home affairs as an internal policy making domain of the European Union has led to the Union emerging as an increasingly important international actor in this field. This book covers the institutional and legal framework of the external dimension of EU justice and home affairs; issues of policy interaction as well as specific challenges; policy responses and results in the fields of migration policy; judicial cooperation; counter-terrorism; and cooperation with major international partners. Taking into account the changes introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon as well as the priorities set by the 2010-2014 Stockholm Programme the book provides an in-depth exploration of the political and legal dynamics of a major new dimension of the EU.

Marise Cremona is Professor of European Law and Head of the Law Department of the European University Institute, Florence. Jörg Monar is Director of Political and Administrative Studies at the College of Europe (Bruges) and holds the Chair of Contemporary European Studies at the Sussex European Institute (University of Sussex, Brighton). Sara Poli is Lecturer in International Law at the Universita degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata', Rome.