From Soviet Republics to EU Member States (2 vols): A Legal and Political Assessment of the Baltic States' Accession to the EUFrom 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 of bilateral relations between the EU and each of the Baltic countries. It discusses the strategic policy choices made in the EU’s fifth enlargement wave and the consequences of its pre-accession strategies. Specific attention is devoted to the impact of enlargement on the triangular relationship between the EU, the Baltic States and Russia. Finally, the constitutional changes within the Baltic States and within the European Union itself are taken into account. |
Contents
HISTORICAL LEGAL AND GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT | 1 |
From the Northern Crusades to the Russian Empire | 3 |
Chapter Two The Creation of Independent Baltic Republics | 11 |
The Years of Independence | 19 |
Chapter Four Incorporation into the Soviet Union | 29 |
National Reawakening and the Restoration of Independence | 41 |
State Continuity or State Succession? | 59 |
Conclusions The Determinant Role of the Baltic States History and International Legal Status | 87 |
Conclusions Characteristics of the EUs Enlargement Methodology and PreAccession Strategies | 299 |
A POSTFACTUM ANALYSIS | 305 |
Chapter One The Legal Framework of EU Accession Negotiations | 307 |
The Case of the Baltic States | 313 |
Chapter Three Drafting the Treaty of Accession | 355 |
Conclusions The Treaty of Accession and Differentiation in the EU | 393 |
PART FIVE THE IMPACT OF EU ENLARGEMENT ON THE TRIANGULAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EU RUSSIA AND THE BALTIC ... | 397 |
Chapter One Towards a New Approach in EURussia Relations? | 399 |
PART TWO THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ECEU AND THE BALTIC STATES BEFORE ACCESSION TO THE ... | 93 |
Towards a Policy of Differentiation | 95 |
Chapter Two Integrating the Baltic States in the ECEUs External Policies | 101 |
Chapter Three Catching up with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe | 129 |
Chapter Four Consequences for the Internal Legal Order of the Baltic States | 157 |
Characteristics and Limitations | 177 |
Internal and External Factors | 187 |
Assessment of the Evolving Relationship | 193 |
PART THREE THE BALTIC STATES AND THE EUS PREACCESSION STRATEGIES | 197 |
Chapter One The Legal Framework of EU Enlargement | 199 |
Chapter Two The Introduction of a PreAccession Strategy | 223 |
Chapter Three The Dilemmas of Differentiation between the Candidate Countries | 231 |
Reconciling Inclusion and Differentiation | 253 |
Reconciling Widening and Deepening | 289 |
Chapter Two Remaining Challenges in BalticRussian Relations | 421 |
Chapter Three The Role of the Baltic States in the EUs Relations with Russia | 463 |
Conclusions EU Enlargement as a Deus ex Machina? | 483 |
DEVELOPMENTS AT THE NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LEVEL | 487 |
Chapter One The Adaptation of the Baltic States Legal Systems | 489 |
Chapter Two The Role of the Baltic States in the Process of European Constitutionalisation | 511 |
Conclusions The Constitutional Challenges after Enlargement | 519 |
General Conclusions | 523 |
Annex I Overview of Negotiations and Transitional Arrangements with Estonia | 531 |
Annex II Overview of Negotiations and Transitional Arrangements with Latvia | 541 |
Annex III Overview of Negotiations and Transitional Arrangements with Lithuania | 551 |
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