This working paper collects a series of personal reflections on the outcome of the Brexit referendum. The essays do not engage with the legal and constitutional issues that arise from this event – these aspects have received comment elsewhere. Rather, the editor has solicited personal...

This paper takes the normative position that the fragmentation caused by the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union requires legal solutions to protect the rights and status of EU citizens in the United Kingdom, and UK citizens in the European Union. The suitability of international...

This overview of the quality of European Union citizenship produced with a wider audience in mind discusses the recent trends in EU citizenship quality, contextualizes EU citizenship quality compared with other leading nationalities of the world and also sheds some light on the likely scenarios...

The received wisdom on Union Citizenship is statist: it is thought to be intrinsically connected with the State of nationality being a Member State of the European Union, and so no one can be a Union citizen otherwise. The purpose of this article is to challenge this conception. It argues that...

In this paper an inquiry is made into the reactions of Union citizens to the imminent Brexit and the uncertainty the unfinished negotiations bring. UK citizens seek to acquire the nationality of EU27 Member States, while EU27 citizens, residing in the UK, try to bolster up their position by...

Einleitung -- Die politische Dimension von Sezessionen -- Die völkerrechtliche Zulässigkeit von Sezessionen: Quadratur des juristischen Kreises? Sezessionen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Selbstbestimmungsrecht und Wahrung territorialer Integrität -- Die ökonomische Dimension von Sezessionen --...