CFSP and Sanctions

Paying attention to the CJEU’s recent judgment KS&KD, this post argues that the CJEU’s jurisdiction for damages claims is not capable of changing the prosperities of the EU’s accession to the ECHR.

This post explores the Court of Justice’s ruling in KS and KD v Council, expanding its jurisdiction in Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) matters while balancing judicial oversight with strategic political decisions, especially regarding human rights in EU missions.

This post concerns a question which ought to be of concern to all who practise in or study EU law: does the EU administrative law acquis provide the Union’s courts with the tools they need to supervise the exercise of Union power across a range of competences?

This post will explore why the dual-use nature of space assets, combined with the Lisbon Treaty’s particular legal architecture, may complicate or hinder the EU’s plans for broadened and deepened space governance.

This post aims at discussing the Opinion of AG Ćapeta and the implications of the KS & KD case in light of the accountability gap characterising the Common Foreign and Security Policy (‘CFSP’) under EU law and and the process of the EU’s accession to the ECHR.

This blogpost argues that the specific features of the EDF make it unsuitable for further expansion, and raises more fundamental questions about the Commission’s ability to function in the area of defence without being overly reliant on the European arms industry.

This article provides a brief overview of the AML Package’s most important characteristics, accompanied by commentary on certain aspects of the Proposal.