The Three-Pillars System of the European Union was intended to give flexibility to, and ultimately to extend, the area over which the EU could exert its influence. The Second and Third Pillars reflect a different level of integration and centralization, with the result that the Union can have input into the more politically sensitive and legally complex areas. The most well-documented pillar is the European Communities Pillar, where
Community legislation takes place, and Community methods, rather than intergovernmental methods, prevail. However, it is argued that the two intergovernmental pillars - the common Foreign and Security
Policy, and Cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs - make an important contribution to the increasing legal sophistication of the Unions constitution. The former has enabled the European Union to assert its own identity without compromising the sovereignty of the Member States, whilst the latter can be seen as a half-way house for subjects too sensitive for immediate integration into the Community Legal Order. This analytical examination of the combination of public
international law methods and Community methods at work in Europe is essential reading for all those with an interest in the future development of the European Union.
Industry Reviews
`Review from other book by this author a book that everyone interested in international law should read, and that everyone working with public international law should know intimately. The second edition, like the first, merits a place in any library.'
Catherine W. Brown, US Department of State, American Journal of International Law
`This publication... a cornerstone in any large or small library collection dealing with diplomats... THis enlarged and updated edition updates the first edition... It remains the 'must have' work for all members of the worldwide diplomatic community... a handy collection of cases from national courts... conveniently organised by Article.'
American Society of International Law
`Today, questions of diplomatic law are routinely answered by asking, "What does Denza say?" The Oxford University Press fortunately recognized Denza as a classic and supported a second edition, published in 1998 ... This breadth and depth of resources ensures that Denza will remain the preeminent English language authority in its field. Happily, now that it has been published in a beautiful typeface on quality paper, Denza finally looks like the definitive
work that it is.'
Catherine W. Brown, US Department of State, American Journal of International Law
`First published in 1976, Denza's Diplomatic Law has become the classic study on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961. No study of diplomatic law or, indeed, the subject of diplomatic relations in general would be complete without reference to Denza's work. Having produced such an authoritative work, it must have been with no small degree of trepidation that Denza approached the prospects of improving upon that work 22 years later. However,
there is no doubt that Denza has succeeded in her task... The inclusion of the new material is pervasive throughout the book... there can be little doubt that Diplomatic Law will remain the leading authority
on the Vienna Convention for many years to come. It is an essential purchase for all practitioners of diplomacy and academics involved in the study of diplomacy in general and diplomatic law in particular.'
J Craig Barker, International and Comparative Law Quarterly Vol 48
`well structured, it is easy to use and has a comprehensive and useful table of cases dealing with the different interpretation and application of the Convention... during my readings I recognized many topics from my active sercice and the book will be a most welcome tool in my future professional life... a useful and comprehensive source of practical guidance for diplomats as well as other practioners. And I am sure it will be equally appreciated by
scholars and students of public international law as a source of reference and learning.'
Anders C Hougaard, EJIL 10 (1999)
`The competent historical and analytical presentation of the doctrine and practice related to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations makes Ms Denza's work a valuable contribution to the study and application of the modern diplomatic law.'
International Law Libraries Journal
`Highly competent artcle-by-article commentary on The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961.'
Journal of Politics
`'an excellent guide to the law of diplomatic intercourse as laid down in the 1961 Vienna Convention. The book is in the convenient form of an article-by-article commentary on the Convention.''
American Journal of International Law
`'The analysis is very competently done and not only throws light into some of the darker areas of the Convention, but also brings out the more important general point that because of last minute amendments, or the impossibility of maintaining a complete conference record, the debates at Vienna are frequently a less useful guide to interpretation than the work of the International Law Commission or subsequent state practice...The book is well produced with
a good general index.''
SPTL, J.G Merrills
`'this is wholly to be commended as an excellent piece of work. It is written throughout in readable, economical and perspicuous English. It must quickly become an indispensable work of reference.''
British Yearbook of International Law
'It is a superb piece of work.'
`'illuminating and instructive.''
Grant McClanahan
`'an excellent guide to the law of diplomatic intercourse as laid down in the 1961 Vienna Convention. The book is in the convenient form of an article-by-article commentary on the Convention.......the book is admirably adapted to the needs of diplomats, their legal advisors, and practising lawyers who require a well-written practical guide to the legal aspects of diplomatic relations governed by the Convention.''
The American Journal of International Law
this important work / Geoffrey Marston, The Cambridge Law Journal, 1999.
