European Union Committee
Dispute resolution and enforcement after Brexit
15th Report of Session 2017-19 - published 3 May 2018 - HL Paper 130
Contents
The European Union Committee’s work
The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
What sort of disputes may arise after Brexit?
The European Council’s draft guidelines
What is the Government seeking to achieve?
Table 1: Potential jurisdictional gaps post-Brexit
Chapter 3: The Withdrawal Agreement
A special regime for citizens’ rights
The Commission’s proposed role for the CJEU
Should the CJEU have jurisdiction over the Withdrawal Agreement?
Might the Withdrawal Agreement be referred to the CJEU?
Borrowing the EFTA Court to interpret the Withdrawal Agreement
An international treaties court
Chapter 4: The transition period
Chapter 5: The future relationship
Figure 1: Commission’s diagram on possible future relationships
Figure 2: Possible framework for the future partnership proposed by the European Commission
Box 1: The European Arrest Warrant
Chapter 6: The impact of Brexit on the legal landscape
The impact of Brexit on the influence of the UK legal system
Mutual recognition of judgments
Box 2: Justice co-operation in family law cases
What impact will Brexit have on rights?
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at https://www.parliament.uk/brexit-enforcement-dispute-resolution/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.