| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union |
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| Publisher | The Stationery Office (TSO) |
| Series Title | 15th Report |
| Series Details | (2017-19)HL130 |
| Publication Date | 02/05/2018 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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The EU Justice Sub-Committee of the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union published a report Dispute resolution and enforcement after Brexit on the 3 May 2018. The report called on the UK Government to propose an effective system for dispute resolution and enforcement in respect of both the proposed withdrawal agreement and the future UK-EU relationship. Further information The report said that without judicial oversight any 'intractable' disagreements with the EU would be 'potentially insoluble', and individuals and businesses would also be unable to protect and enforce their rights. The UK Government had made clear its wish that when the United Kingdom left the European Union, the 'direct jurisdiction' in the UK of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) would end. The Committee had looked at: + the enforcement of any withdrawal agreement concluded under Article 50 The EU insisted that the CJEU should oversee the withdrawal agreement, but the Committee expressed concern and said that oversight should not be left to a Court 'associated with one of the parties'. The UK Government, in contrast, had proposed only a political mechanism, but the Committee was concerned any 'intractable disputes' would be 'potentially insoluble' under the Government's proposals. The Committee called on both sides to bring forward 'pragmatic proposals' to resolve the impasse. During transition, the Government had accepted that continued jurisdiction for the CJEU was inevitable. The Committee argued that it should be 'only for a reasonable, time-limited period', and that there should be a 'longstop' for any claims arising during transition. In the longer term, the Committee said that 'there will be no one-size-fits-all mechanism' for enforcement. The future relationship would be closer in some areas than others — and where it is particularly close, for instance if the UK wanted to stay part of EU agencies or remain part of the European Arrest Warrant, then it would have no option but to 'respect the remit' of the CJEU. There was also work to be done on justice cooperation in civil, family and criminal law and the Committee says that it has 'grave concerns' about these issues. |
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| Source Link | https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201719/ldselect/ldeucom/130/130.pdf |
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| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
