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Paterson: ECJ Can Have No UK Jurisdiction After Brexit
December 29, 2017
UK Member of Parliament Owen Paterson asserts that EU demands that the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) maintain jurisdiction over legal claims from EU nationals living in Britain that their rights have been abused violates the principle that "independent sovereign nations cannot be bound by the rulings of foreign courts."
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Former UK Judge Criticizes Reported ECJ Concession
December 29, 2017
The Express reports that former UK Court of Appeal Judge Sir Richard Aikens has warned that a UK concession in Brexit negotiations requiring British courts to refer cases on the rights of EU nationals in Britain to the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) "would be tantamount to reversing the result of the 2016 referendum."
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Commentator: ECJ Is Key Issue in Brexit Negotiations
December 29, 2017
Paul Goodman writes on ConservativeHome that, following the Brexit "divorce" bill settlement between UK and EU negotiators, the most important issue that may stall Brexit negotiations will be the influence of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) over the UK after the country leaves the bloc.
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Letter Pushes for Conditions on Brexit Payment
December 28, 2017
A group of euroskeptic British Members of Parliament, civil society representatives, and others have published an open letter calling for the UK to agree to make a "goodwill payment" to the EU only if EU negotiators agree to the broad outlines of a free trade deal and allow for the jurisdiction of the EU Court of Justice over the UK to cease on Brexit day.
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NYT: UK Caves to EU Terms on Brexit Deal
December 28, 2017
An article in The New York Times highlights how UK Prime Minister Theresa May has shifted from her position that no Brexit deal is better than a bad Brexit deal in an agreement with EU officials with reported terms that include a large Brexit "divorce" bill and a transition period that would keep Britain under EU Court of Justice jurisdiction for at least two years after Brexit.
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