| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee |
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| Publisher | United Kingdom: Parliament |
| Series Title | News |
| Series Details | 24.02.16 |
| Publication Date | 24/02/2016 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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From the launch of its inquiry into the UK’s renegotiation in September 2015 the European Scrutiny Committee of the House of Commons has been concerned with the legal status of any agreement and the extent to which the negotiation outcomes can be guaranteed. Its Report of December 2015 highlighted the substantial difficulties and legal and political uncertainties in achieving a legally binding and irreversible agreement to amend the EU Treaties. The Committee has received further advice from legal experts which it published on the 24 February 2016, together with the note it had received from its own Legal Adviser on the actual outcome of the renegotiation on the 19 February 2016. In the interests of transparency it does so without any gloss or spin. The following information is available from this source: + Legal Opinions from Legal Experts The issue of the legally binding nature of the EU settlement was also discussed by politicians in the UK and elsewhere following comments by UK Justice secretary Michael Gove on the 23 February 2016 said that the European Court of Justice could throw out some measures without EU treaty change (see related url hyperlinks). |
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| Source Link | http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/european-scrutiny-committee/news-parliament-20151/legal-opinion-24-feb-16/ |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe, United Kingdom |
