This text provides an up to date account of the law and practice of the external relations of the EU and its relationship with international, community and national law, covering both economic and political relationships the EU has with the rest of the world. - Съдържа: 1. The origins and development of the EC and the EU -- 2. The international legal personality of the EC and the EU -- 3. EC competence in international relations -- 4. The nature of EC competence in international relations -- 5. Mixed agreements -- 6. Practice and policy on EC competence -- 7. International agreements and the Community legal order -- 8. From European political cooperation to a common foreign and security policy -- 9. Justice and home affairs; international human rights; citizenship -- 10. The EU as an international actor -- 11. Appraisal and prospectus.*