The Law & Politics of Brexit: the protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland / edited by Federico Fabbrini

Format:

Book

Series:

Oxford Academic

Oxford scholarship online

Standardized Title:

The Law & politics of Brexit

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Ireland.

European Union.

European Union--Northern Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Law and Politics of Brexit

Place of Publication:

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022

Summary:

The book examines the law and politics of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, attached to the Withdrawal Agreement, which regulates the terms of Brexit. The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland deals with the most complex issue which emerged during the withdrawal negotiations between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU), namely how to avoid a hard border in the island of Ireland and preserve the peace process started in Northern Ireland with the 1998 Belfast Good Friday Agreement. To this end, the Protocol, which was agreed in its final form in October 2019, establishes a bespoke solution, notably by keeping Northern Ireland aligned to EU customs and internal market rules. Nevertheless, the operation of the Protocol, which has formally entered into force in January 2021, has stirred political controversies in the Unionist community in Northern Ireland, and caused diplomatic confrontation between the EU and the UK. The purpose of this book is therefore to provide the first interdisciplinary overview of the Protocol, shedding light on its context, content and challenges. The book-which brings together contributions by leading legal scholars, political scientists, sociologists, and trade experts from Northern Ireland, Ireland, Great Britain, Europe, and the United States-provides a comprehensive and contextual assessment of the Protocol. It examines its setting, including constitutional trends in the UK and Ireland, focuses on its substantive clauses dealing with human rights and cross-border cooperation, as well as on those related to trade, and analyses its governance mechanisms, including democratic consent and safeguards.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword by Simon Coveney - Acknowledgements - Table of Cases - Table of Legislation - List of Contributors - List of Abbreviations - 1. Introduction, Federico Fabbrini - Part I: setting- 2. The United Kingdom, Michael Keating - 3. Northern Ireland, Katy Hayward - 4. Ireland, Oran Doyle - Part II:Human rights and cross-border cooperation provisions - 5. Non-discrimination, Aoife O'Donoghue - 6. The Common Travel Area, Imelda Maher - 7. Cross-border Cooperation, Rory O'Connell - Part III:economic provisions- 8. Customs and Movement of Goods, Niall Moran - 9. Protection of the UK Internal Market, Catherine Barnard - 10. State Aid, Graham Butler - Part IV:governance provisions - 11. Governance and Dispute Settlement, Joris Larik - 12. Consent, Brendan O'Leary - 13. Safeguards, Robert Howse - Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

0-19-195452-7

0-19-267879-5

OCLC:

1336403826