EU Humanitarian Aid after the Lisbon Treaty

TY - JOUR

T1 - EU Humanitarian Aid after the Lisbon Treaty

AU - Broberg, Morten

PY - 2014/9

Y1 - 2014/9

N2 - This article analyses the treaty provisions introduced by the Lisbon Treaty with regard to the European Union's (EU) provision of humanitarian aid to third countries [with a particular focus on Article 214 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)]. It first examines how the new treaty framework affects the competences and the procedures that have been laid down with regard to humanitarian aid. It then considers the general international legal principles that, according to Article 214 TFEU, apply to the Union's provision of humanitarian aid. The article seeks to clarify what the obligations of 'coordination' and 'complementarity' entail. Finally, the article considers the requirement that a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps is set up.

AB - This article analyses the treaty provisions introduced by the Lisbon Treaty with regard to the European Union's (EU) provision of humanitarian aid to third countries [with a particular focus on Article 214 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)]. It first examines how the new treaty framework affects the competences and the procedures that have been laid down with regard to humanitarian aid. It then considers the general international legal principles that, according to Article 214 TFEU, apply to the Union's provision of humanitarian aid. The article seeks to clarify what the obligations of 'coordination' and 'complementarity' entail. Finally, the article considers the requirement that a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps is set up.

U2 - 10.1111/1468-5973.12049

DO - 10.1111/1468-5973.12049

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0966-0879

VL - 22

SP - 166

EP - 173

JO - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

JF - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

IS - 3

ER -