European Neighbourhood Policy and the Democratic Values of the Eu - (Modern Studies in European Law) by Narine Ghazaryan (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book offers a legal analysis of the European Neighbourhood Policy (the ENP) as it applies to developing relations with the EU's neighbours in the East and South.

Book Synopsis

This book offers a legal analysis of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) as it applies to developing relations with the EU's neighbors in the East and South. It explores the legal aspects of this policy, including ENP competence matters, institutional arrangements, and substantive policy issues, using international relations theory as the starting point in defining the EU's role as a political actor. The book focuses on the adequacy of the ENP legal framework for transposing the EU's democratic values and upholding its political image. In this connection, the book also features an analysis of EU democratic values as they are intended to be understood by its neighbors. The relevant legal framework of this policy and its implementation in the States of the South Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) are evaluated, revealing the effects of the ENP in their democratic processes. (Series: Modern Studies in European Law - Vol. 41)

Review Quotes

"Nariné Ghazaryan offers a fresh perspective by linking the discourse on democracy promotion to the ENP's legal aspects.

...All in all, this book offers an insightful account of way in which the EU attempts to promote democracy in its neighbourhood.

...this book will certainly contribute to an enriched understanding of the European Neighbourhood Policy and its weaknesses." --Yearbook of European Law

About the Author

Nariné Ghazaryan is a Lecturer in Law at Brunel University.