PP982
Analítico de Periódico
RIZZO, Alfredo
Profili giuridico-istituzionali della politica di sicurezza e difesa comune dell’Unione europea / Alfredo Rizzo
Il Diritto dell'Unione Europea, n.2 (2016), p.285-328
DIREITO COMUNITÁRIO, POLÍTICA COMUM DE SEGURANÇA E DEFESA, DIREITO INTERNACIONAL HUMANITÁRIO, RESPONSABILIDADE DA UNIÃO EUROPEIA
The article surveys the legal-institutional features of the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) of the European Union (EU). At the outset, after a brief overview of the developments of CSDP pre-(as from 1999) and post-Lisbon Treaty, the topic is investigated in the light of the general rules concerning subdivision of competences between the EU and its Member States. In this framework, the recent application of the provision at Art. 42 n. 7 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) after the Paris attacks in 2015 is examined in the light of general rules and practice dealing with the right of self-defense that Art. 42 n. 7 itself TEU explicitly quotes. Subsequently it is offered an overview of more relevant rules on institutional functioning and main actors in the CSDP. It is also investigated which law applies to CSDP operations, with specific focus on relevant rules of International Human Rights Law (IHRL) and of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Finally, the article raises the question of whether and to what extent CSDP could involve EU responsibility in case of breach of IHL rules in an armed conflict.