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Brexit and the Role of the European Parliament

European Futures — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 08:00:05 +0000

Darren Harvey LERU Brexit Seminar The purpose of this piece is to update my recent article in the European Law Review on the role of the European Parliament during the Article 50 TEU process. At the time when the paper was originally accepted for publication, formal notification of the UK’s decision to withdraw from the …

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Brexit and the Impact on Rights in the EU

European Futures — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 08:30:37 +0000

Tobias Lock LERU Brexit Seminar What consequences will Brexit have for rights in the European Union? While there has been some discussion on the consequences of Brexit for rights protection in the UK, the potential impact of the UK’s withdrawal for rights protection in the rest of the EU has hardly been touched upon. One …

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Dispute Resolution after Brexit

European Futures — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 08:00:06 +0000

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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A Role for the ECJ after Brexit?

European Futures — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 08:00:12 +0000

Tobias Lock Although the UK government’s position is to end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice internally after Brexit, the EU is likely to expect the ECJ to be involved in UK-EU relations in some form, writes Tobias Lock. He argues that, while the shape of that involvement will depend on eventual Brexit …

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The European Legal Order: Beyond Inter-State Retaliation

European Futures — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:00:32 +0000

William Phelan The power and position of the European Court of Justice today is often attributed to its landmark rulings establishing the primacy and direct effect of EU law, writes William Phelan. He argues, however, that its ban on inter-state retaliation between Member States was equally important, empowering national courts to enforce EU law and …

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