Law and Justice | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Fri, 23 Nov 2018 22:04:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png Law and Justice | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 Brexit and rights of third-country nationals under EU internal market freedoms https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/brexit-and-rights-of-third-country-nationals-under-eu-internal-market-freedoms/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:19:39 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7404 Richard Steppe and Wouter Devroe LERU Brexit Seminar   Introduction After a Brexit, can companies established in Germany provide services to a recipient in France through a branch in the United Kingdom? This query, which has generally been addressed several times by the Court of Justice of the EU (the “CJEU” or “Court”), is topical …

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]]> The legal nature of the withdrawal agreement https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-legal-nature-of-the-withdrawal-agreement/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 07:45:35 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7392 Katharina Behrend LERU Brexit Seminar   The negotiations between the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) about the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in March 2019 are underway. For both sides Brexit has proven to be much more difficult so far than expected. This can be observed with regard to its political but also its …

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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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]]> The Implications of Leaving the EU Customs Union https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-implications-of-leaving-the-eu-customs-union/ Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:34:16 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7343 Dylan Geraets LERU Brexit Seminar   Introduction Keeping the Irish border open after Brexit is one of the key challenges that the UK and EU negotiation teams currently face. In June 2018 the UK Government presented its so-called “backstop” proposal in the form of a Technical Note on the Temporary Customs Arrangement between the UK …

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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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