Based on the author's original Spanish language dissertation (doctoral)--Universidad de Deusto, 2009/2010.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-366) and index.

Introduction -- Different legal orders and different legal pyramids -- The attempted reconciliation -- The fundamental rights and the Union -- The European Convention on Human Rights According to the European Court of Justice -- EC/EU law according to the European Court of Human Rights -- The dialogue between Strasbourg and Luxembourg : current situation and prospects -- The UN Security Council as a "global law enforcement power" -- European Union law and Security Council resolutions : participation of the European Union in the United Nations sanctions regime -- European Convention on Human Rights and Security Council resolutions : the contributions of the European Court of Human Rights -- International law according to the European supranational courts -- The pluralistic conception versus the constitutional conception of the international legal order -- The position of the European Union on the international scene after the Kadi case -- Conclusions.