EU Withdrawal Bill | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Tue, 01 May 2018 23:31:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png EU Withdrawal Bill | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 Has Parliament Taken Charge of Brexit? https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/has-parliament-taken-charge-of-brexit/ Tue, 01 May 2018 08:00:41 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=6872 Tobias Lock The UK Government introduced the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill – originally promised as the Great Repeal Bill – in order to give effect to Brexit in domestic law in three (theoretically) simple steps: (1) repeal of the European Communities Act 1972, (2) retention of all currently applicable EU law in domestic law and …

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]]> Brexit and Environmental Protection in Scotland: The Road Ahead https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/brexit-and-environmental-protection-in-scotland-the-road-ahead/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:00:36 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=6267 Annalisa Savaresi Brexit’s implications for environmental law and enforcement in the UK are symptomatic of the challenges associated with breaking away from the EU’s regulatory and governance arrangements. While nobody is seriously suggesting that after Brexit the UK will become a lawless land, incapable of upholding the rule of law on environmental matters, the loss …

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]]> Lost in Brexit Transition? https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/lost-in-brexit-transition/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:00:46 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=6096 Tobias Lock It is widely accepted that a transition period (or in the UK Government’s parlance: implementation period) will be necessary to ensure an orderly Brexit. The rationale behind transition is twofold: nobody expects an agreement on the future relationship between the UK and the EU to be negotiated and ratified by 29 March 2019; …

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]]> Does UK Law Require a Referendum on the EU Withdrawal Agreement? https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/does-uk-law-require-a-referendum-on-the-eu-withdrawal-agreement/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:00:09 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=6071 Donal Coffey Most people will throw their hands in the air when confronted with the possibility of another EU referendum in the United Kingdom. This article does not argue in favour or against such a referendum, but asks the following question: From a legal point of view, does a withdrawal agreement concluded between the United …

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]]> Dispute Resolution after Brexit https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/dispute-resolution-after-brexit/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 08:00:06 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=4908 Tobias Lock Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit ‘red line’ on a role for the European Court of Justice has been a major source of complication in the early stages of the negotiations, writes Tobias Lock. Analysing the recent UK government negotiating paper on dispute resolution, he argues that its shift in emphasis from no ECJ …

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