Brexit: The Impact on Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters Having Cross-border Implications - A British Perspective

Abstract

(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2018 3(1), 183-202 | Article | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. The Europeanisation programme. - III. The United Kingdom opt-in. - IV. The legislative background. - IV.1. The Brussels instruments. - IV.2. The Rome instruments. - V. Brexit. - V.1. Brexit: the political background. - V.2. The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. - VI. The position of Scotland within the UK in the matter of private international law. - VI.1. The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and the Scottish devolution settlement. - VII. The prospective regime: what should be the UK's aim? - VII.1. Unilateralism. - VII.2. Divergence. - VIII. A possible compromise solution: a bespoke UK/EU27 agreement. - VIII.1. The future role and jurisdiction of the CJEU. - IX. An alternative possible compromise solution: a Lugano II template. - IX.1. The role of the CJEU in the Lugano regime. - X. Failing UK/EU27 agreement... - XI. The Hague Conference on Private International Law. | (Abstract) Professors Crawford and Carruthers comment, from a British perspective, on the possible effects of Brexit upon European civil justice harmonisation measures, with particular reference to the Brussels I Recast, Brussels II bis, Rome I and Rome II Regulations.

Keywords

• brexit
• judicial cooperation in civil matters
• european union (withdrawal) bill
• scottish devolution
• lugano ii
• hague conference on private international law