A Role for the ECJ after Brexit?
Tobias Lock
Although the UK government’s position is to end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice internally after Brexit, the EU i…
Category: Law and Justice
One Year on from the EU Referendum
Tammy Hervey and Jo Shaw
Referendums are a relatively new feature in the UK’s constitutional landscape and, considering the EU referendum’s l…
The Great Repeal Bill and the Challenge of Bringing Laws Home
Tobias Lock
The practical process of transposing all existing EU law into the UK legal system brings with it many detailed and essential items f…
Bulgaria and Romania: Ten Years of EU Membership in the Shadow of Monitoring
Eli Gateva
Since joining the EU in 2007, Bulgaria and Romania have remained under unprecedented post-accession monitoring, and have achieve…
An Independent Scotland and the EU: What Route to Membership?
Kirsty Hughes and Tobias Lock
In-Depth Analysis
In the event of independence, how might Scotland pursue EU membership? Kirsty Hughes and Tobi…
Thin Gruel: The UK Government’s Brexit White Paper
Tobias Lock
Following the publication of the UK government’s white paper on EU withdrawal, Tobias Lock notes its echoing of previous statemen…
The Supreme Court in Miller: Some Early Comments
Tobias Lock
In ruling that parliamentary consent is indeed required before the UK’s EU withdrawal notification, the Supreme Court largely me…
Brexit’s Legal Stumble
Cormac Mac Amhlaigh
The central question of the High Court case on the triggering of Article 50 was whether that process would effectively unde…
The High Court’s Judgement in Miller and Others – Four Brief Remarks
Tobias Lock
Following the High Court’s ruling on whether the UK Parliament should be involved in the activation of the Article 50 process to lea…
Scotland’s Minimum Pricing – Balancing Public Policy and the Single Market
Arianna Andreangeli
In-Depth Analysis
The Court of Session’s ruling on minimum pricing of alcohol in Scotland has upheld that the policy is an …