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An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the EU in UN human rights and environmental governance which addresses the legal and political science dimensions. With contributions from academics and policy-makers, this volume is a comprehensive analysis of how the challenges it faces impact on the EU´s position in UN fora.

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PART I: INTRODUCTION The European Union´s Participation in United Nations Human Rights and Environmental Governance - Key Concepts and Major Challenges; S.Basu, S.Schunz, H.Bruyninckx & J.Wouters PART II: ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK Analysing the Position of the European Union in the United Nations System - Analytical Framework; S .Schunz, S.Basu, H.Bruyninckx, S.Keukeleire & J.Wouters PART III: THE EU IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS GOVERNANCE Legal Framework of EU Participation in Global Human Rights Governance; D.Zaru & C-M.Geurts The EU in the UNGA Third Committee; E.Giaufret The EU in the Human Rights Council; S.Basu The EU in the Negotiations of a UN General Assembly Resolution on a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty; R.Kissack The EU in the Durban Review Conference; J.Hivonnet PART IV: The EU in UN Environmental Governance Legal Framework of EU Participation in Global Environmental Governance under the UN Umbrella; T.Corthaut & D.Van Eeckhoutte The EU in the Commission on Sustainable Development; K.Van den Brande The EU in the UN Climate Change Regime; S.Schunz The EU in the Negotiations of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; T.Delreux The EU in the World Summit on Sustainable Development; S.Lightfoot PART V: IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION The Position(s) of the EU in the UN system - the Examples of Human Rights and Environmental Governance; H.Bruyninckx, J.Wouters, S.Basu & S.Schunz

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´Everyone agrees that multilateralism matters. But virtually no one has probed the interactions between the two most prominent multilateral actors, the UN system and the European Union. This volume´s hard-hitting essays fill the knowledge gap by providing expert and candid views about contemporary global human rights and environmental governance.´

- Thomas G. Weiss, Presidential Professor ofPolitical Science, The City University of New York´s Graduate Center, USA

´Human rights and the environment are central domains of EU foreign policy. How successful is the EU in pursuing these goals within UN bodies and conferences? The interdisciplinary approach of this book provides surprising insights and practical policy recommendations for EU foreign policy makers in the post Lisbon treaty era.´

- Manfred Nowak, Professor and University Chair for InternationalHuman Righst Law, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna

´This valuable contribution expands considerably our understanding of EU external relations in the UN system. Scholars and policy-makers alike will benefit from the skilful development and application of the authors´ interdisciplinary conceptual framework.´

- Chad Damro, Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh, UK

´This scientific work is too rich and detailed to be accuately described in only a few lines.´ - Bulletin Quotidien Europe

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