A Long Road to Brexit: How Britain came to leave the EU

In a referendum held in 2016, Britain voted to leave the EU. Britain’s membership of the EU has been a difficult one. Unlike the other leading Member States of the EU, Britain did not seem to have a firm conviction that “ever-closer union” of the peoples of Europe is essential to the peace and liber...

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Published inJournal of East Asia and international law Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 551 - 552
Main Author Kim, Keechang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 이준국제법연구원 30.11.2016
(사) 이준국제법연구원
Subjects
법학
EU
Brexit
Supremacy of the Community Law
Single Market
Direct Effect
Parliamentary Sovereignty
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ISSN1976-9229
2287-9218
DOI10.14330/jeail.2016.9.2.11

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Summary:In a referendum held in 2016, Britain voted to leave the EU. Britain’s membership of the EU has been a difficult one. Unlike the other leading Member States of the EU, Britain did not seem to have a firm conviction that “ever-closer union” of the peoples of Europe is essential to the peace and liberty of Europe. In the wake of increased immigration and the recent refugee crisis, the British people chose to leave the EU in order to have their sovereignty and independence re-affirmed. It remains to be seen what will be the economic consequences of this largely political decision.
ISSN:1976-9229
2287-9218
DOI:10.14330/jeail.2016.9.2.11