The Law & Politics of Brexit - Volume III - The Framework of New EU-UK Relations

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the new framework of relationship between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) applicable since 1st January 2021, following the end of the Brexit transition period and the entry into force of the EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA), concluded on Christmas Eve 2020. The book contextualizes the new framework of EU-UK relations, including the ongoing challenges of implementing the Withdrawal Agreement (WA), and sheds light on the new mechanisms for EU-UK cooperation both in the economic domain including free movement of goods, financial services, and mobility of persons, and in the security domain including law enforcement, defence, and data protection. The work underlines the profound differences between the new status quo compared to the legal framework applicable when the UK was still an EU member state including end of free movement of persons, financial passporting, and cooperation in foreign affairs and defence, and reflects on what the latest stage in the Brexit process means for governance, sovereignty, and the future of European integration.

Foreword by David Sassoli (President of the European Parliament) 1.:Introduction, Federico Fabbrini Part I: The Context 2.:Brexit and British Decline in International Affairs, Michael Cox 3.:Brexit and the Implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, Dagmar Schiek 4.:Brexit and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland, John Doyle & Eileen Connelly Part II: Economic Relations 5.:Trade in Goods, Giorgio Sacerdoti & Paola Mariani 6.:Trade in Services, Niamh Moloney 7.:Mobility of Persons, Catherine Barnard & Emilija Leinarte Part III: Security Relations 8.:Justice and Home Affairs, Oliver Garner 9.:Defense and Foreign Affairs, Ben Tonra 10.:Data Protection, Edoardo Celeste Part IV: The Prospects 11.:Governance, Nicolas Levrat 12.:Sovereignty, Brigid Laffan 13.:Integration, Federico Fabbrini