Brexit, Article 50 and the Contested British Constitution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9194682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sionaidh Douglas‐Scott (Sightsavers, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1019-1040 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Law Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-7961 • E-ISSN: 1468-2230 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2230.12228 |
| OpenAlex | W2527788938 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article discusses the early stages of the Art 50 TEU process, and those aspects that relate most clearly to British constitutional law. Its overarching theme is that the Brexit process is rendered highly problematic by the lack of any coherent conception of the British Constitution. Different parties settle on interpretations of constitutional law that support their case, but often there is no determinative answer. Three broad issues are examined in order to substantiate this claim: the EU Referendum, the triggering of Article 50, and the Devolution aspect of Brexit. I argue that each of these issues reveals tensions and competing constitutional interpretations that suggest that the British Constitution is ill‐equipped to deal with Brexit
Brexit · Constitution · Constitutional law · Devolution (biology) · Economics · European union · Law and economics · Order (exchange) · Parliamentary sovereignty · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · Sovereignty · Theme (computing) · European and International Law Studies · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal Language and Interpretation
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |