Tag: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20
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Jack Simson Caird: The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and the Rule of Law
The general election on 12 December 2019 has fundamentally changed the political dynamic driving the Brexit process. The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (WAB), which will become law before 31 January 2020, has been substantially revised (from the version which was presented in October 2019) to reflect this Government’s approach to Brexit. The Bingham Centre…
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Theodore Konstadinides and Riccardo Sallustio: Clause 26 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20: An Exercise of Constitutional Impropriety?
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20 will pave the way for the UK to ratify the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement and thus depart from the European Union (EU) soon thereafter, having received its third reading in the House of Commons just last week. This contribution examines certain major consequences deriving from the Bill becoming law…
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Alexandra Sinclair and Joe Tomlinson: Brexit Delegated Legislation: Problematic Results
When Bills containing broad delegated law-making powers are making their way through Parliament, concerns are often expressed about the constitutional propriety of providing such powers. Typically, it is the lesser forms of participation and scrutiny afforded to delegated legislation that animate such anxieties. There are many examples of this in recent years from across a…