The five versions of the comprehensive settlement plan for Cyprus, which UN Secretary-General Annan tabled between 2002 and 2004, raised a variety of international law and European law questions. This book contains the first systematic analysis of the Annan plan, thereby providing an overview of the legal aspects of the Cyprus problem. It also discusses how the plan was intended to be accommodated in the European legal order. Did it comply with the fundamental principle of democracy, rule of law and human rights? Would a united Cyprus have been able to speak with one voice and to implement EU...

The United Nations and the European Union: an ever stronger partnership provides a comprehensive overview of EU-UN cooperation, identifying the role of the various actors involved in the decision-making process and its influence in areas stretching from environmental protection to human rights, crisis management, public health and the protection of refugees. By collecting contributions of renowned EU and UN experts, diplomats and scholars, the book will be of interest to a wide range of readers, including academics, students, policy makers as well as civil society actors.

Die Arbeit untersucht die volker- und europarechtliche Bedeutung der seit Anfang der 90er Jahre von der Europaischen Gemeinschaft in ihre Vertrage mit Drittstaaten eingebrachten Menschenrechts- und Demokratieklauseln. Deren Schutzstandard sowie das Verfahren ihrer Anwendung werden erortert. Anhand der Praxis gegenuber afrikanischen, osteuropaischen und lateinamerikanischen Staaten wird gezeigt, da sich die Europaische Gemeinschaft zulassigerweise mit wirtschaftlichen Druckmitteln vermehrt fur die weltweite Achtung der Menschenrechte und Forderung der Demokratie einsetzt.