Joohyun Park

• Bachelor of Laws
• The Political and Legal Impacts of Brexit

Brexit means the process that will result in the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU). In the EU referendum held on 23 June 2016, the majority with 51.9% voted in favour of leaving the EU, out of a turnout of 72.2%. The UK government has indicated it will respect the referendum result and so the UK needs to prepare for the impact of Brexit when leaving in 2019. It is predicted that the UK will be more independent from the EU politically and legally than in the past when it has been a member of the EU. This research will examine the potential impacts politically and legally, and how the UK needs to prepare for these: particularly, it will look at how the UK courts are intended to take decisions on matters of ‘former’ EU law, and how they may use EU legal sources in the future.

Funding source: Newcastle University

Supervisor: Dr Sylvia de Mars