Tag: European Court of Justice

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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Brexit, Law & Constitutions

Losing citizenship and democratic authority in Europe

Damian Chalmers, Professor of EU Law at LSE and Fellow of UK in a Changing Europe, argues that the EU will continue to be perceived as authoritarian until it reforms its relationship with national citizenship and political community. This piece is part of the UCL European Institute’s commissioning partnership with openDemocracy. When the EU’s heads of state and government met in Laeken in 2001 to start the … Continue reading Losing citizenship and democratic authority in Europe

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