Problems of international legal mechanisms of the European Union member states cooperation in the field of defense

Authors

  • Юлія Володимирівна Петренко Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4954-3332

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21564/2414-990x.147.176071

Keywords:

Common Security and Defence Policy, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Political and Security Committee, European Union Military Committee, European Union Military Staff

Abstract

Nowadays the European Union part in the process of formation of international legal mechanism of cooperation in the sphere of security and defence has considerably grown and continues to grown. With the appearance of a series of new challenges and threats the question of counteraction them has increased.

The international-legal mechanisms of European Union country-members cooperation in the sphere of defence, investigated in the article are the legal basis for the further development of the European security system. The investigation of the EU country-members cooperation in the sphere of defence gives the opportunity to make clear the EU part in the general architecture of the European and global security and to predict the possibilities of the further strengthening of EU cooperation in the sphere of defence.

It is necessary emphasize that the achievement of the high level of European security can be provided only by effort integration of EU bodies and structures, the activity of which is to be directed the constant improvement of international legal mechanisms of cooperation in the sphere of security and defence.

It must be stressed that none of such threats can't be liquidated with military means exclusively. It is necessary to use a certain set of instruments to counteract each of such threats which the EU has, they are: common operations on disarmament; humanitarian and rescuing operations, granting of military advice and help, prevention of conflicts and peace support and others. Besides, though the regional conflicts first of all need political decisions, the necessity in military means can appear at any stage of the conflict. It must be mentioned, that the EU has different instruments on its disposal, to react at such many-sided situations. This day a system of bodies has been formed, to support the EU defence policy realization. Besides, the constant structural cooperation within the Union has been settled for the EU member-states whose military potential satisfies the highest criteria, and who have close obligations in this sphere concerning each other (PESKO).

At the same time, the systems analysis of the current state of security system legal control in the context of global challenges and threats nowadays, and the real ability to resist them in dependently, gives the opportunity to confirm that the European Union, as an independent player in the European security architecture, is on its phase of formation today.

Author Biography

Юлія Володимирівна Петренко, Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого

аспірант, кафедра права Європейського Союзу, Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого

 

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Published

2019-12-09

How to Cite

Петренко, Ю. В. (2019). Problems of international legal mechanisms of the European Union member states cooperation in the field of defense. Problems of Legality, (147), 253–270. https://doi.org/10.21564/2414-990x.147.176071

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INTERNATIONAL LAW