ABSTRACT

This handbook provides comprehensive and expert analysis of the impact of the Brexit process and the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on existing and future EU–UK relations within the context of both EU and international law.

Examining the wider international law implications, it additionally assesses the complex legal consequences of Brexit for both the EU and the UK in their dealings with third states and other international organizations. With contributions from renowned specialists in the field of EU external action, each chapter will analyse specific policy areas to address key challenges arising from the Brexit process for the EU and the UK and propose solutions to overcome these problems. The handbook aims to fill a gap in research by assessing the consequences of Brexit under EU external relations law and international law. As such, it is hoped it will set the research agenda for coming years on the international dimension of Brexit.

The Routledge Handbook on the International Dimension of Brexit is an authoritative and essential reference text for scholars and students of international and European/EU law and policy, EU politics, and British Politics and Brexit, as well as of key relevance to legal practitioners involved in Brexit, governments, policy-makers, civil society organizations, think tanks, practitioners, national parliaments and the Court of Justice.

part I|61 pages

The framework for the future relationship between the EU and the UK

chapter 2|17 pages

Towards the formulation of the ‘Brussels criteria’

The values and principles underlying EU withdrawal and their application in future contexts

chapter 3|15 pages

In the twilight zone

The transition period in the Withdrawal Agreement

chapter 5|14 pages

EU withdrawal law after Brexit

The emergence of a unique legal procedure

part II|60 pages

Brexit and existing EU international agreements

chapter 6|15 pages

Managing Brexit

Trade agreements binding on the UK pursuant to its EU membership

chapter 7|14 pages

Come fly with me?

Brexit and air transport

chapter 8|13 pages

Outside the opt-out

Legal consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU for external action in the AFSJ

chapter 9|16 pages

Copy–pasting or negotiating?

Post-Brexit trade agreements between the UK and non-EU countries

part III|64 pages

International organizations and EU diplomacy after Brexit

chapter 10|13 pages

EU–UK relations at the WTO

Towards constructive creative competition

chapter 12|16 pages

EU diplomacy after Brexit

chapter 13|16 pages

Brexit and fisheries

International law issues, participation in RFMOs, reciprocal access and the future

part IV|56 pages

Common foreign, security and defence policy after Brexit

part V|47 pages

Brexit and specific international arrangements

chapter 18|15 pages

Brexit and EU agencies

Opting-in from the outside?

chapter 19|14 pages

Disentangling the UK from EU environmental agreements after Brexit

The challenges posed by mixed agreements and soft law

part VI|43 pages

Contested and external effects of Brexit

chapter 21|13 pages

The implications of the Withdrawal Agreement for Gibraltar

Is Spain taking back control?

chapter 23|15 pages

The cross-channel reach of EU law in the UK post-Brexit

Relevant experiences for the UK?