From Soviet republics to EU member states : : a legal and political assessment of the Baltic states' accession to the EU /

From Soviet republics to EU member states : : a legal and political assessment of the Baltic states' accession to the EU / / by Peter Van Elsuwege.

From Soviet Republics to EU Member States addresses the legal and political challenges surrounding the EU accession of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Based upon a profound analysis of the Baltic States’ historic development and international legal status, this book examines the gradual development o...

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Elsuwege, Peter Van.
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, 2008.
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Series:Studies in EU external relations, v. 2
Studies in EU External Relations 2.
Physical Description:1 online resource (2 v. (xxiii, 584 p.) )
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Chapter One. A Struggle for Dominance: from the Northern Crusades to the Russian Empire
  • Chapter Two. The Creation of Independent Baltic Republics
  • Chapter Three. 1920-1940: The Years of Independence
  • Chapter Four. Incorporation into the Soviet Union
  • Chapter Five. 1985-1991: National Reawakening and the Restoration of Independence
  • Chapter Six. Defining the International Legal Status of the Baltic States: State Continuity or State Succession?
  • Conclusions the Determinant Role of the Baltic States’ History and International Legal Status
  • Chapter One. The Incremental Making of the Ec’s Ostpolitik: towards a Policy of Differentiation
  • Chapter Two. Integrating the Baltic States in the Ec/eu’s External Policies
  • Chapter Three. Catching up with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe
  • Chapter Four. Consequences for the Internal Legal Order of the Baltic States
  • Chapter Five. The Emergence of an Eu Policy towards the Baltic Sea Region: Characteristics and Limitations
  • Chapter Six. Explaining the Development of Ec/eu-baltic Relations: Internal and External Factors
  • Conclusions the Baltic States and the European Union: Assessment of the Evolving Relationship
  • Chapter One. The Legal Framework of Eu Enlargement
  • Chapter Two. The Introduction of a ‘Pre-accession Strategy
  • Chapter Three. The Dilemmas of Differentiation between the Candidate Countries
  • Chapter Four. The ‘Enhanced Pre-accession Strategy’: Reconciling Inclusion and Differentiation
  • Chapter Five. Preparing for Enlargement: Reconciling Widening and Deepening
  • Conclusions Characteristics of the Eu’s Enlargement Methodology and Pre-accession Strategies
  • Preliminary Material
  • Contents
  • Chapter One. The Legal Framework of Eu Accession Negotiations
  • Chapter Two. Accession Negotiations in Practice: the Case of the Baltic States
  • Chapter Three. Drafting the Treaty of Accession
  • Conclusions the Treaty of Accession and Differentiation in the Eu
  • Chapter One. Towards a New Approach in Eu-russia Relations?
  • Chapter Two. Remaining Challenges in Baltic-russian Relations
  • Chapter Three. The Role of the Baltic States in the Eu’s Relations with Russia
  • Conclusions Eu Enlargement as a ‘Deus Ex Machina’?
  • Chapter One. The Adaptation of the Baltic States’ Legal Systems
  • Chapter Two. The Role of the Baltic States in the Process of European Constitutionalisation
  • Conclusions the Constitutional Challenges after Enlargement
  • General Conclusions
  • Annex I Overview of Negotiations and Transitional Arrangements with Estonia
  • Annex II Overview of Negotiations and Transitional Arrangements with Latvia
  • Annex III Overview of Negotiations and Transitional Arrangements with Lithuania
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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