“Graham Butler's book is certainly...the most comprehensive monograph on this topic…[and]…will be essential reading for many years to come.” – Ramses A Wessel, Professor of European Law, University of Groningen, the Netherlands,
European Law Review
“[T]he book is an impressive account of the literature and of the cases on a topic of great relevance to statesmen and to scholars.” – Eileen Denza, Former Legal Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London,
Common Market Law Review
“Butler offers an in-detail account … underlying the evolution and the status quo of CFSP law … contextuali[sing] the CFSP evolution with regard to the key themes, parsing the evolution of European integration. [A] must-read for anyone interested in EU external relations law, including academics, EU and member states' diplomats, policy-makers and legal practitioners, and students.” – Maryna Rabinovych, University of Hamburg,
Journal of Common Market Studies
“Graham Butler shows in this book … how foreign and security policy is very slowly but gradually being incorporated into the EU's general legal-constitutional system. The subject has hardly been researched in monograph form before, and thus, the book represents a significant research achievement.” – Pär Hallström, Professor Emeritus of Law, Umeå University,
Europarättslig Tidskrift
“To speak of the CFSP's integration within the EU legal order in terms of 'destiny' has a distinct Whig view of history flavour to it, one that, one expects, would have made the late Pescatore proud … the book has much to be commended for and most certainly is a valuable contribution to the legal literature on the CFSP.” – Thomas Verellen, Assistant Professor of EU Law, Utrecht University,
American Journal of Comparative Law