[[alternative]]A Study on the International Personality of the European Union via the European Integration

[[abstract]] 自二十世紀以來，尤其在第二次世界大戰後，隨著時代的演進、科學及資訊的發達，國與國之間接觸的程度急遽升高，各種國際組織大量增加，其已成為國家間交往或合作的新型態，不僅協調主權國家的行動與決策，更是許多國際活動的參與者，例如在衛生、環境、郵政、電信、文化、經濟、人權等領域，國際組織的運作都與我們日常生活息息相關。因此，在國際法理論與實踐中不可避免地出現國際組織是否具有法律人格之探討，若其具有法律人格，則其能享受之權利和負擔之義務為何？ 尼斯條約於二○○三年二月一日正式生效後，歐洲聯盟成為今日國際社會中兼具政府間及超國家之組織，與其他國際組織相較，其合作程度最高，發展更是迅速，已逐步取代各別會員國所展開的對外關係，而與其他國際法主體進行合作與交往。究竟國際社會的成員如何看待此一獨特的（sui generis）組織？旨在建立歐洲聯盟的『馬斯垂克條約』自一九九三年十一月一日正式生效後，歐洲統合更進一步地擴大，歐洲共同體具有國際法人格，但依『馬斯垂克條約』建立的歐洲聯盟則未被賦予？本文將對於歐洲共同體如何以其法人格享受權利、負擔義務之現況，以及現今歐洲聯盟如何透過其第一根支柱達到行使締約及對外代表權之特殊狀況做探討，並研究學者如何以不同論點來分析其現階段之法律人格。 再者，為了因應東擴，歐洲聯盟限於現有體制運作上之不足，而有憲法草案之出現；若於未來的高峰會議中得到全體一致表決通過，並於二○○九年正式生效後，具有法人格的歐盟是否會衍生諸多的新問題？這是筆者有興趣繼續觀察之標的，以理解其衍生出的國際法上之重要議題。[[abstract]] Since 20th century, especially after Second World War, along with time evolution, science and information developing, the interactions among the countries are increasing. Each kind of international organization massively increased. It has become the new condition of cooperation among the countries. Not only coordination sovereign states’ action and decision-making, it also participate many international activities. For example, on health, environment, postal, service, telecommunication, culture, economy, human rights. The international organization’s operation is closely linked with our daily life. Therefore, inevitably appears in the international law theory and the practice international law theory and the practice internationally organizes, whether has discussion the international legal personality. If it has the international legal personality, then what does its rights and obligations？ When Treaty of Nice come into force in Feb 1st 2003, European Union has become the organization with the quality of intergovernmentism and super nationalism in international society compared with other organization, its cooperation has achieved the top level. European Union has superseded the relationship between member states and other international organizations. This paper will focus on the following issues:1. How does European Union use its international legal personality to serve its rights and obligations？ 2. How does European Union through its first pillar to sign a treaty？3. To analyze the international legal personality in different contentions？ Furthermore, to cope with the enlargement, owing to the system failure, there Comes “ Draft Treaty establishing a constitution for Europe”. If this Treaty comes into force in 2009, it will give European Union the international legal personality and crease new problem. This issue is worth exploring