Oops! We did it again – the CJEU’s Opinion on EU Accession to the ECHR
Today the CJEU answered the European Commission’s question “Is the Draft Agreement on the Accession of the European Union to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms...
View ArticleOops! We did it again – das Gutachten des EuGH zum EMRK-Beitritt der EU
Heute hat der EuGH die Frage der Europäischen Kommission „Ist der Entwurf des Vertrags über den Beitritt der Europäischen Union zur Konvention zum Schutz der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten mit den...
View ArticleSchlägt das Imperium zurück? Die Straßburger Reaktion auf das EuGH-Gutachten...
Jahresberichte internationaler Gerichte sorgen selten für Kontroversen oder gar Konflikte zwischen Gerichten. Die scharf formulierte Antwort auf das Gutachten 2/13 des EuGH (hier) zum EMRK-Beitritt, zu...
View ArticleAutonomy now?! A brief response to Daniel Halberstam
I read Daniel Halberstam’s eloquent and erudite defence of Opinion 2/13 with great interest and I agree that (some of) the Court’s arguments can be rationally explained. What struck me about his piece,...
View ArticleLegal implications of human rights reform in the UK
The return of a majority Conservative government in last week’s general election in the UK has made the Conservative Party’s plans for reforming human rights law in the United Kingdom a likely...
View ArticleA European Future for Scotland?
The fact that Scotland voted with 62% for the UK to remain a member of the EU whereas the majority of the overall UK electorate opted to leave the EU, raises important political and legal questions....
View ArticleA Lame Duck for a Member State? Thoughts on the UK’s Position in the EU after...
In theory things are pretty straightforward when it comes to the UK’s position in the EU after the vote to leave the EU of 23 June. The UK is still a Member State and therefore enjoys all the...
View ArticleTheresa May’s Great Repeal Bill – a Scottish own goal?
Theresa May’s announcement of a Great Repeal Bill at Tory party conference on Sunday has the hallmarks of a stroke of genius: It creates some momentum in the internal Brexit debate without...
View ArticleThe High Court’s Judgment in Miller and Others – four brief remarks
Today’s decision by the High Court of England and Wales that the UK Government did not have the power under the Royal Prerogative to initiate the process of withdrawing from the EU laid down in Article...
View ArticleBrexit and the Single Market: You say Article 50, we say Article 127?
Hard on the heels of the Article 50 case heard last week by the UK Supreme Court, comes the announcement of another challenge to the UK Government’s Brexit plans, this time based on Article 127 of the...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court in Miller – some early comments
The UK Supreme Court’s decision in the Miller appeal was probably greeted with a sigh of relief in 10 Downing Street. Sure, the Government will now need to seek parliamentary approval for triggering...
View ArticleOnce More unto the Breach? An Independent Scotland, Europe, and the Law
When Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom on 18 September 2014, many people thought that the question of Scottish independence had been settled for at least a generation. The EU...
View ArticleDispute Resolution after Brexit
When setting out her priorities for the Brexit negotiations in a speech at Lancaster House in January, Theresa May promised to ‘bring an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in...
View ArticleHas Parliament Taken Charge of Brexit?
The UK Government introduced the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill – originally promised as the Great Repeal Bill – in order to give effect to Brexit in domestic law in three (theoretically) simple...
View ArticleOn Thin Ice: the Role of the Court of Justice under the Withdrawal Agreement
Bringing “an end to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice in Britain” was one of Theresa May’s famous red lines in the EU withdrawal negotiations. And judging by the debate in the House of Commons...
View ArticleAfter the Second Brexit Extension: What Now?
Against the expectations of many voters, observers and commentators, Brexit still has not happened and the United Kingdom today remains an EU Member State. The political reason for this is simple:...
View ArticleOops! We did it again – the CJEU’s Opinion on EU Accession to the ECHR
Today the CJEU answered the European Commission’s question “Is the Draft Agreement on the Accession of the European Union to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms...
View ArticleOops! We did it again – das Gutachten des EuGH zum EMRK-Beitritt der EU
Heute hat der EuGH die Frage der Europäischen Kommission „Ist der Entwurf des Vertrags über den Beitritt der Europäischen Union zur Konvention zum Schutz der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten mit den...
View ArticleSchlägt das Imperium zurück? Die Straßburger Reaktion auf das EuGH-Gutachten...
Jahresberichte internationaler Gerichte sorgen selten für Kontroversen oder gar Konflikte zwischen Gerichten. Die scharf formulierte Antwort auf das Gutachten 2/13 des EuGH (hier) zum EMRK-Beitritt, zu...
View ArticleAutonomy now?! A brief response to Daniel Halberstam
I read Daniel Halberstam’s eloquent and erudite defence of Opinion 2/13 with great interest and I agree that (some of) the Court’s arguments can be rationally explained. What struck me about his piece,...
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