The Law of Collaborative Defence Procurement in the European Union

Baudouin Heuninckx

ISBN 10: 1107131359 / ISBN 13: 9781107131354

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Law of Collaborative Defence Procurement in the European Union
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107131359
• ISBN 13: 9781107131354
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

States increasingly cooperate to buy expensive defence equipment, but the management and legal aspects of these large collaborative procurement programmes are complex and not well understood. The Law of Collaborative Defence Procurement in the European Union analyses how these programmes are managed, and highlights areas which require improvement. The book addresses the law applicable to these programmes, which is built upon a four-layer 'matryoshka doll' of legal relationships at the crossroads of public international law, EU law and domestic law. Using practical examples, the book makes proposals for clarifying the legal basis and improving the efficiency of defence equipment cooperation among EU member states. By covering a broad scope of legal issues, this analysis goes beyond the defence sector and is relevant to centralised or joint purchasing and procurement activities of international organisations, providing invaluable information for practitioners, policy-makers and academics aiming to analyse or improve these projects.

About the Author

Baudouin Heuninckx, MCIPS, is the Chief Counsel of the Belgian Armed Forces Procurement Division and a part-time academic at the University of Nottingham and the Belgian Royal Military Academy.