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Functional Responsibility of International Organisations from Part I - The Legal Foundations of the International Responsibility of the European Union
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2021
The principle of joint responsibility is only halfway to solving the question of the international responsibility of the EU. That the EU and its Member States are independently responsible for their joint obligations does not necessarily mean that a breach will result in their joint and several responsibility. Chapter 4 accordingly addresses the exclusive responsibility of the EU and its Member States. This chapter explores the hypothesis suggested by the European Commission that authorities of the EU act as de facto organs of the Union when they implement EU law. For this purpose, this study delves into the travaux préparatoires of the ILC rules of responsibility to search for the concept of an organ and agent. It is suggested that while the ILC adopts a broad reading of these terms, international dispute-settlement practice does not support the European Commission’s claim that conduct of Member States’ organs is attributed to the EU when they carry out EU policies.
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