Brexit : the legal proceedings and consequences of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union

Abstract

On 23th of June 2016, a referendum was held in the UK to decide whether this country should leave or remain in the European Union. The leave option won 52% to 48%, with more than 30 million people voting. Their Withdrawal is widely known as Brexit, a combination between the words Britain and Exit. After the referendum, Britain got a new Prime Minister, Theresa May, who took over from David Cameron. Britain, already prepared to leave the EU by March 2019, has started the negotiations on the topic and Theresa May has already promised to create the ‘Great Repeal Bill’ to incorporate all EU Law to the UK domestic law. The two main issues are the withdrawal regulation applicable to the relations before the exit dare and the negotiation with the European Union of a new legal framework to govern their future relations. The withdrawal for the United Kingdom has already and will create legal consequences to both the UK and the European Union in big topics such as Commercial or Employment law, but most of all, in International Law and the relationship of the UK with the remaining EU members. This dissertation analyses the main aspects of the Brexit process and its legal issues.