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Russia's aggression of Ukraine forced the European Union to face the modern realities of hard power. In this book, Federico Fabbrini examines the EU's legal responses to Russia's aggression, exploring how the EU has taken ground-breaking measures to deal with war, but also highlighting the constitutional challenges that have emerged from EU action.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: To 'provide for the common defense': developments in foreign affairs and defence
- 3: To 'promote the general welfare': developments in fiscal and economic policy
- 4: To 'establish justice': developments in justice and home affairs
- 5: To 'insure domestic tranquility': developments in energy and industrial policy
- 6: To 'secure the blessings of liberty': developments in enlargement and reforms
- 7: Conclusion
About the author
Federico Fabbrini is Full Professor of European Law at the School of Law and Government in Dublin City University, Ireland where he is also the Founding Director of the Brexit Institute and the Dublin European Law Institute. He is the Principal Investigator of several EU-funded research projects, including the Jean Monnet Network BRIDGE, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence REBUILD, and the Jean Monnet Network PROSPER. Federico is the author of four monographs in English including
EU Fiscal Capacity (OUP, 2022) and
Brexit and the Future of the European Union (OUP, 2020). He has also edited over a dozen volumes and special journal issues, and drafted numerous articles, book chapters, and reports. He is the recipient of the Charlemagne Price fellowship, the DCU President's Research Award, and in June 2021 he was made a knight of the Order of the Star of Italy.
Summary
Russia's aggression of Ukraine forced the European Union to face the modern realities of hard power. In this book, Federico Fabbrini examines the EU's legal responses to Russia's aggression, exploring how the EU has taken ground-breaking measures to deal with war, but also highlighting the constitutional challenges that have emerged from EU action.
