Tag: TFEU
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Paul Craig: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Legal Status of EU Retained Law
In a previous post I set out some suggestions concerning the status of EU law in the UK post-Brexit. I do not wish to repeat the arguments advanced earlier. I would merely add the following. It is desirable that the status accorded to EU law in the UK post-Brexit matches, insofar as possible, the status…
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Ronan McCrea: Brexit EU Citizenship Rights of UK Nationals and the Court of Justice
Quite a stir has been generated by the decision of a Dutch court to make a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the issue of the EU citizenship rights of UK nationals post-Brexit. The Article 267 procedure allows a national court to pause a case before it in order to…
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Sam Fowles: In Defence of Europe
Professor Nicol’s critique of Another Europe is Possible and DiEM 2025 is undoubtedly engaging. But it confuses constitutional law with policy enacted through the law and can only be justified by adopting a rather one-sided reading of the EU treaties. Ultimately, in failing to offer a corresponding analysis of the international law position of the…
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Danny Nicol: Is Another Europe possible?
Is the European Union an empty vessel into which any political content may be poured? Can it accommodate not just neoliberal conservatism but also Keynesian social democracy, hard-line greenery and even pro-nationalisation democratic socialism? A new UK campaign, “Another Europe is Possible”, would have us believe this, and is touting for votes in the EU…