http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20190517-144344-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/execution-of-military-force-and-the-rule-of-law-implications-for-supranational-military-cooperation/ Rule of Law Implications for Supranational Military Cooperation Mrozek, Anna eng 2019-03-29 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Common Security and Defence Policy Defence PESCO Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The intergovernmental component based on international law principles remains quite strong in this policy field. However, the Council appears as a key decision-making body with regard to launching EU military missions, and determining the structural details (command and control). This certainly raises the question on which level of the multi-level legal system effective rule-of-protection mechanisms are in fact embedded.