The Law & Politics of Brexit

This book covers the political and legal implications of the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union. Structured in four parts, the book covers the background of how Brexit came to be, the implications of Brexit on the constitutional structure of the UK, and also the EU, and finally how the EU project can go forward beyond Brexit.

Federico Fabbrini is Full Professor of European Law at the School of Law & Government, Dublin City University. He holds a B.A. in European & Transnational Legal Studies from the University of Trento (2006), a J.D. in International Law from the University of Bologna (2008) and Ph.D. in Law from the European University Institute (2012). He interned as a clerk for Justice Sabino Cassese at the Italian Constitutional Court (2010-2011) and qualified for the bar exam in Italy (2011). Before joining iCourts, he was Associate Professor of European & International Law at iCourts (the Center of Excellence for International Courts) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, and Assistant Professor of European & Comparative Constitutional Law at Tilburg Law School, in the Netherlands,where he was awarded tenure.

1: Federico Fabbrini: Introduction
Part 1: Brexit: Politics, Process and Prospects
2: Kalypso Nicolaïdis: The Political Mantra: Brexit, Control and the Transformation of the European Order
3: Paul Craig: The Process: Brexit and the Anatomy of Article 50
4: Giorgio Sacerdoti: The Prospects: The UK Trade Regime with the EU and the World: Options and Constraints Post-Brexit
Part 2: Brexit and Constitutional Change in Regional Perspective
5: Stephen Tierney: Brexit and the English Question
6: Sionaidh Douglas-Scott: Brexit and the Scottish Question
7: John Doyle and Eileen Connolly: Brexit and the Northern Irish Question
Part 3: Brexit and Constitutional Change in European Perspective
8: Michele Chang: Brexit and the EU Economic and Monetary Union: From EMU Outsider to Instigator
9: Deirdre Curtin: Brexit and the EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Bespoke Bits and Pieces
10: Catherine Barnard: Brexit and the EU Internal Market
Part 4: Beyond Brexit: Relaunching the EU?
11: Marlene Wind: Brexit and Euroscepticism: Will 'Leaving Europe' be Emulated Elsewhere?
12: Uwe Puetter: Brexit and the EU Institutional Balance: How Member States and Institutions Adapt Decision-Making
13: Federico Fabbrini: Brexit and EU Treaty Reform: A Window of Opportunity for Constitutional Change