The Law and Politics of Brexit - Volume V - The Trade and Cooperation Agreement

The Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) is the treaty which regulates free trade and economic arrangements between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) post-Brexit. The treaty entered into force provisionally on 1 January 2021 and officially on 1 May 2021, and has governed trade relations between the parties since.

This book brings together contributions by leading scholars in EU and international trade law, economics and political science to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the TCA. It contextualizes the treaty and identifies several emerging political, economic, and security challenges, which serve as the background to evolving EU-UK relations. The book also unpacks the treaty's complex provisions on customs and rules of origin, investments, services and procurement, subsidies, fisheries, aviation, cooperation on energy, environment, health, social security, and on UK participation in EU programs. Furthermore, it provides an updated assessment of EU-UK disagreement on the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/NI, and considers the positive impact of the Windsor Framework in rebuilding trust between the parties, and the possibilities to further expand EU-UK cooperation within the TCA and beyond.

Foreword, David McAllister
1:Introduction, Federico Fabbrini
Part I: Context and Challenges
2:The new globalization and the economic consequences of Brexit, Harold James
3:The war in Ukraine and its challenges to European security, transatlantic relations and EU-UK cooperation, Daniela Schwarzer
4:The Windsor Framework and its impact for Northern Ireland and EU-UK relations, Billy Melo Araujo
Part II: Free Trade Agreement
5:Goods, customs and rules of origin, Niall Moran
6:Services, investments & public procurement, Pinar Artiran
7:Capital movements and IP, Mariela de Amstalden
Part III: Other Economic Cooperation Provisions
8:Health, environment, energy and cyber, Elaine Fahey
9:Fisheries, Graham Butler
10:Aviation and road-transport, Adam Lazowski
Part IV: Process and Prospects
11:Regulatory cooperation, social security coordination, and participation in Union programmes, Christy Petit
12:Subsidies control and enforcement, Andrea Biondi
13:Review and reform options for deepening EU-UK cooperation in a renewed Europe, Federico Fabbrini