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Brexit, Law & Constitutions

Can a Brexit Deal Provide a Clean Break with the Court of Justice and EU Fundamental Rights Norms?

Ronan McCrea, Barrister and Senior Lecturer in Law at UCL, argues that the UK could be under the jurisidction of the European Court of Justice for longer than many Brexiteers may care to imagine. Any withdrawal agreement negotiated under Article 50 has to comply with the basic constitutional norms of the EU legal order, including fundamental rights. This could have significant implications for the UK’s negotiating position, as well as … Continue reading Can a Brexit Deal Provide a Clean Break with the Court of Justice and EU Fundamental Rights Norms?

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Brexit, Law & Constitutions

Facts of Life: How Michael Gove misrepresents the effects of EU law and the ECJ case law

In his response to the Treasury’s report on Brexit, Michael Gove argued that EU Law and the European Court of Justice are responsible for imposing undesirable laws on the British public. In this post, Piet Eeckhout, Professor of EU Law at UCL, examines to what extent Gove’s claims stand up to close scrutiny. The Brexit debate is starting to crystallise. The Treasury’s report on the … Continue reading Facts of Life: How Michael Gove misrepresents the effects of EU law and the ECJ case law

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An interview with the President of the European Court of Human Rights

Dean Spielmann, President of the European Court of Human Rights since September 2012, has served as a Judge in the Court for over a decade. In a recent interview with the UCL Law Society’s Silk v. Brief, highlights of which are condensed in the blog post below, he discusses the evolving role of human rights in Europe, and explores the complicated relationship between the UK … Continue reading An interview with the President of the European Court of Human Rights

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