University of Bristol Law School Blog
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By Dr Margherita Pieraccini, Senior Lecturer in Law (University of Bristol Law School). These were notes prepared for a seminar held by the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee of the National Assembly for Wales on the 31st of October 2016 to discuss the implications of Brexit for Wales in the field of environment and […]
By Prof Phil Syrpis, Professor of EU Law (University of Bristol Law School). Last week’s judgment in the High Court is a ringing endorsement of the sovereignty of Parliament. It asserts that ‘Parliament can, by enactment of primary legislation, change the law of the land in any way it chooses’ (at [20]). It explains why the […]
By Prof Phil Syrpis, Professor of EU Law (University of Bristol Law School). By a majority of 8 to 3, the Supreme Court held that in light of the terms and effect of the European Communities Act 1972, ‘the prerogative could not be invoked by ministers to justify giving Notice under Article 50… Ministers require […]