Law & Politics of Brexit: Volume II - The Withdrawal Agreement

The book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the withdrawal agreement concluded between the United Kingdom and the European Union to to create the legal framework for Brexit. The book -- which builds on a prior volume "The Law & Politics of Brexit" (OUP 2017) - overviews the process of Brexit negotiations that took place between the UK and the EU from 2017 to 2019, and examines the key provisions of the Brexit deal. The volume assesses the withdrawal agreement provisions on the protection of citizens' rights, the Irish border and the financial settlement - as well as the governance provisions on transition, decision-making and adjudication, and the prospects for future EU-UK trade relations. Finally, the book reflects on the longer-term challenges that the implementation of the 2016 Brexit referendum poses for the UK territorial system, for British-Irish relations, as well as for the future of the EU beyond Brexit.

List of contents

• Foreword


• 1: Federico Fabbrini: Introduction


• Part I: The Process


• 2: Emily Jones: The Negotiations


• 3: Federico Fabbrini and Rebecca Schmidt: The Extensions


• 4: Paul Craig: The Ratifications


• Part II: The Withdrawal Agreement: Substantive Aspects


• 5: Catherine Barnard and Emilija Leinarte: Citizens' Rights


• 6: Colin Harvey: The Irish Border


• 7: Michele Chang: The Financial Settlement


• Part III: The Withdrawal Agreement: Governance Aspects


• 8: Kenneth Armstrong: The Transition


• 9: Joris Larik: Decision-Making and Dispute Settlement


• 10: Giorgio Sacerdoti and Paola Mariani: The Future Negotiations


• Part IV: The Challenges


• 11: Sionaidh Douglas-Scott: The Future of the UK


• 12: Etain Tannam: The Future of UK-Irish Relations


• 13: Federico Fabbrini: The Future of the EU at 27

About the author

Federico Fabbrini is Full Professor of EU Law at Dublin City University, in Ireland and is the Founding Director of the Brexit Institute. He holds a PhD in Law from the European University Institute and previously had academic positions at Tilburg Law School, in the Netherlands, and iCourts (the Centre of Excellence for International Courts) at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark. Federico Fabbrini is the author of 2 monographs with Oxford University Press, Economic Governance in Europe (2016) and Fundamental Rights in Europe (2014).

Summary

The book provides the first scholarly analysis of the withdrawal agreement concluded between the United Kingdom and the European Union to create the legal framework for Brexit on 31 January 2020. The volume covers the negotiation process, the substantive provisions, governance arrangements under the Agreement and the main challenges ahead.

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This book is a fascinating and erudite canter through a complex episode in European history [... T]his latest volume brings together a host of academic, legal and political science luminaries from the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. They contribute different chapters to what is a detailed commentary on the Withdrawal Agreement, the history behind it and what the future might look like. The book contains an eye-catching foreword from Michel Barnier, the chief EU Brexit negotiator [...] The editing of the book is superb (including footnotes and index) and each chapter helpfully sets out what it is going to cover [...] Over 300 pages, the writers' contributions are blended together logically and seamlessly [...] This reviewer would give it top marks for putting together a scalable yet in-depth study of a document which has profound constitutional implications both for the UK and the EU.

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This book is a fascinating and erudite canter through a complex episode in European history [... T]his latest volume brings together a host of academic, legal and political science luminaries from the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. They contribute different chapters to what is a detailed commentary on the Withdrawal Agreement, the history behind it and what the future might look like. The book contains an eye-catching foreword from Michel Barnier, the chief EU Brexit negotiator [...] The editing of the book is superb (including footnotes and index) and each chapter helpfully sets out what it is going to cover [...] Over 300 pages, the writers' contributions are blended together logically and seamlessly [...] This reviewer would give it top marks for putting together a scalable yet in-depth study of a document which has profound constitutional implications both for the UK and the EU. David Glass, Excello Law Limited , The Law Gazette

Product details

• Authors: Federico Fabbrini, Federico (Full Professor of Eu Law and F Fabbrini
• Assisted by: Federico Fabbrini (Editor), Federico (Full Professor of EU Law and Founding Director of Brexit Institute Fabbrini (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780198848363
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884836-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education