1st Edition

Brexit and the British Constitution

By Claudio Martinelli Copyright 2025
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores how and why the UK left the European Union and its impact on the British Constitution. The British people voted to leave the European Union in 2016, decreeing a passage of historical significance with deep political and legal implications, as well as socioeconomic and geo-strategic consequences yet to be defined. The work explores the roots behind that decision, examining the... Read more

Preface; Introduction; 1. Historical and political relations between the United Kingdom and continental Europe; 2. David Cameron's political strategies: from Coalition Agreement to the Agreement with Tusk; 3. The Brexit Referendum in the British Constitution; 4. Theresa May's Premiership: ‘Brexit means Brexit’; 5. Boris Johnson's Brexit: from Prorogation to the TCA; 6. The consequences of Brexit for the future of the United Kingdom

Biography

Claudio Martinelli is Full Professor of Comparative Public Law at the Department of Law of the University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy.