Foreign Policy Objectives in European Constitutional Law

Provides the first comprehensive account of foreign policy objectives as a growing part of European constitutional law
Examines constitutional pluralism within the EU and the multiplicity of actors in EU external relations, including all 28 Member States and their constitutions
Applies a comparative constitutional methodology to this study using leading doctrines from both civil and common law countries
Implements an interdisciplinary approach combining legal analysis and international relations theory

Joris Larik, Assistant Professor of Comparative, European, and International Law at Leiden University; Senior Researcher, The Hague Institute for Global Justice

Dr. Joris Larik is Assistant Professor of Comparative, European, and International Law at Leiden University and Senior Researcher at The Hague Institute for Global Justice. His work focuses on the law and policy aspects of regional organizations as actors in world politics, comparative and multilevel constitutional law, and global governance reform. Dr. Larik's work has been acknowledged with several awards, including the NATOManfred Worner Essay Award (2008), the Outstanding Paper Award from the Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University (2012), and theMauro Cappelletti Prize for the Best Thesis in Comparative Law (2014) from the European University Institute (EUI). In 2014-15, Dr. Larik served on the core project team for the Report of the Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance, co-chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Nigerian Foreign Minister Ibrahim Gambari.