Abstract
This chapter aims to contribute to the debate on the interaction between the EU legal order and its external surroundings by exploring under which circumstances international law may be deemed to form part of the EU legal system. The chapter zooms in on cases and doctrine regarding two types of external actions at the intersection of European, national and international law. the position of international law within the European legal order and, by extension, the constitutional premises underlies the position to be best tracked down. A constitutional aspect related to the concept of reception, which accentuates the EU's openness towards international law, is the place that the European court of justice (ECJ) accords incorporated international law within the EU legal system. Amongst 'domestic' legal orders, the EU forms a special case. The Union does not shy away from presenting itself as a full-fledged municipal legal system. Keywords:EU legal order; European court of justice (ECJ); International law; municipal legal system; national law
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