TY - BOOK ID - 85297376 TI - The law of collaborative defence procurement in the European Union PY - 2017 SN - 1316825329 1316825566 1316825809 1316443175 1316826767 131682604X 1107131359 1107579139 1316823881 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Defense contracts KW - Government purchasing KW - Defense industries KW - Armaments industries KW - Arms sales KW - Military sales KW - Military supplies industry KW - Munitions KW - Sale of military equipment KW - Industries KW - Arms transfers KW - Military contracts KW - War contracts KW - Public contracts KW - Private military companies KW - Research and development contracts, Government KW - Government policy KW - Law and legislation KW - International cooperation. KW - European Parliament. KW - Council of the European Union. KW - European Union countries KW - EU countries KW - Euroland KW - Europe KW - Defenses KW - Law and legislation. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85297376 AB - 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. ER -