Posted by Howard S. Schiffman on February 27, 2002 at 00:20:46:
In Reply to: Legal personality of the EU posted by Mimmo on February 22, 2002 at 09:30:44:
I'm certainly no expert on the EU but I agree questions about its legal personality are pertinent and intriguing. In some ways it behaves like a state, in that it can be a member of some treaties and participate in the work of international organizations. In other ways it appears to be an Inter-Governmental Organization (IGO) comprised of sovereign members. In any event, it is certainly moving towards a federal system of governance that resembles in certain ways the US federal system. In light of this trend, I am very curious what Europe will look like politically in 50 years.
Sorry I can't offer any better insights. I know there are some good works on EU law that may be able to answer specific questions.
Howard S. Schiffman, Esq.
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: I would like to have some suggestions about the matter if the European Union has or not legal personality. Thank you.