Institutions | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:10:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png Institutions | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 The EU’s New Leadership: Imperative to Overcome Europe’s Uncertain Politics https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-eus-new-leadership-imperative-to-overcome-europes-uncertain-politics/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:32:30 +0000 https://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7584 Anthony Salamone Since the European Parliament elections in May, attention in Brussels has focused on determining the leadership of the EU institutions for the new institutional cycle (2019-2024). On 2 July, following three days of summitry, EU leaders announced their selections for four EU top posts – the Presidents of the European Commission, European Council, …

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]]> Solving the autonomy conundrum: Can the UK avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland without subjecting itself to EU judges? https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/solving-the-autonomy-conundrum-can-the-uk-avoid-a-hard-border-in-northern-ireland-without-subjecting-itself-to-eu-judges/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:11:37 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7376 Armin Cuyvers LERU Brexit Seminar     Solving Northern Ireland, the main obstacle to an orderly Brexit, is primarily a political challenge. EU law, however, imposes some legal limits that make this political challenge even harder. One of the less-known but potentially deal-breaking limits is the autonomy of EU law. Briefly put, autonomy can force …

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]]> What’s the point of an extended transition period and how could it be achieved? https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/whats-the-point-of-an-extended-transition-period-and-how-could-it-be-achieved/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:19:47 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7284 Tobias Lock LERU Brexit Seminar   In recent days, the option of an extended transition period has reportedly been floated by negotiators to break the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations.  This blog post explores what such an extension could contribute, how it could be achieved in a way that is compatible with EU law and …

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]]> Human Rights Reform: Adjudication and Enforcement of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights? https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/human-rights-reform-adjudication-and-enforcement-of-economic-social-and-cultural-rights/ Mon, 23 Jul 2018 09:30:06 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7011 Katie Boyle Brexit and Rights Engagement Network The way that human rights are protected in the UK is changing. This has a direct impact on the different types of adjudication, enforcement and routes to remedy that might be available for those who experience violations of human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural (CPESC) …

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]]> Brexit and the Interpretation of Domestic Rights https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/brexit-and-the-interpretation-of-domestic-rights/ Mon, 23 Jul 2018 09:00:06 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=6991 Niall O’Connor Brexit and Rights Engagement Network It might be thought that Brexit would have very little impact on the interpretation of domestic rights. Surely, post-Brexit, British judges will continue to interpret British law as they always have done? The reality may not be so simple. First, there has long been interaction between courts in …

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