The Global Reach of EU Law

Convergence through EU Unilateralism

“…Legal scholars have discussed the various ways, for instance, that EU law and policy can have external effects, and in some cases described as a form of EU unilateralism. 28 There has also been a discussion of a trend in EU policy described as the 'global reach' of EU law, 29 encompassing a broad range of policies and actions under which the EU policy has certain effects outside EU territory:…”

Studying International and European Law: Confronting Perspectives and Combining Interests

“…While territorial issues have always been prominent in debates on the application of EU law in its overseas countries and regions, 102 these days we are witnessing an extension of that 'territorial space'. Obviously also as a consequence of the enlarged membership of the EU, but more importantly because of the 'global reach' of EU law, 103 and its extra-territorial effects. 104 Ever more studies have stressed the importance of this phenomenon as well as its impact on international law.…”

Extraterritoriality of EU law and human rights after Lisbon: The case of trade and public procurement

“…6 See, for instance, analysis on active nationality as a jurisdictional basis for home states to regulate and sanction the conduct of investors when they act overseas in a way that raises concerns from the perspective of human rights. VP Tzevelekos, ' 'external governance', 8 'externalisation', 9 'extra-territorialisation', 10 'Brussels effect', 11 'extraterritorial effects', 12 'global reach' of EU law 13 and 'territorial extension' 14 all refer to the idea of the EU's practice and regulatory impact in various areas beyond its territorial borders. To put it shortly, extraterritoriality has many names and different faces.…”