Tag: Chandler v DPP

  • Robert Craig: Triggering Article 50 Does not Require Fresh Legislation

    Robert Craig: Triggering Article 50 Does not Require Fresh Legislation

    Introduction Considerable public interest has recently been focused on the ‘trigger’ mechanism for exit from the EU which is set out in Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Expert opinion has divided between those who believe that the power to trigger Article 50 rests with the Executive using the legal authority of the royal prerogative…