CPL Seminar: 'What has Europe ever done for the British constitution?'

Speaker: Mark Elliott
Location: Moot Court Room, Faculty of Law

The impact — for the time being — upon UK law of British membership of the EU and of the UK’s being a party to the ECHR is clear. But as the possibilities of withdrawal from the EU, repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 and perhaps even disengagement from the ECHR climb up the political agenda, questions arise about the nature and extent — if any — of the enduring impact of Britain’s European adventure upon its constitutional arrangements. If the unthinkable happened, and the UK were to cut its ties with the EU and the Council of Europe, would the constitution return to some sort of pristine status quo ante? And, if not, what might be the long-term domestic-constitutional legacy of EU and Council of Europe membership?

Faculty Members and Visitors, PhD students and LLM Public Law students are welcome.

For more information contact Mark Elliott (mce1000@cam.ac.uk)