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Research Briefing
Brexit: how does the Article 50 process work?
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the process of withdrawing from the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. There could be a complex and difficult negotiation lasting two years or more, or the UK could leave without settling its exit terms or its future relationship with the EU.
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Debate Pack
Access to Justice
This Commons Library debate pack has been prepared for the Westminster Hall debate on access to justice on Wednesday 11 January 2017. The debate has been tabled by Rob Marris MP.
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Debate Pack
Chilcot Inquiry and Parliamentary Accountability
The House of Commons Library prepares a briefing in hard copy and/or online for most non-legislative debates in the Chamber and Westminster Hall other than half-hour debates. Debate Packs are produced after the announcement of parliamentary business. They are intended to provide a summary or overview of the issue being debated and identify relevant briefings and useful documents, including press and parliamentary material. More detailed briefing can be prepared for Members on request to the Library.
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Research Briefing
Brexit and the EU Court
The High Court has ruled that the UK Government does not have prerogative power to give notice under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union for the UK to withdraw from the EU. The Government is appealing to the Supreme Court. Some press reports suggest the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) would have the last word on this. But can the CJEU rule on matters of UK constitutional Law? Many experts believe that the question central to the case, but not ruled on by the High Court, was whether Article 50 notice, once given, could be withdrawn. If it can be revoked, then the argument that Article 50 notice leads inevitably to a loss of rights under the European Communities Act 1972 might not hold. This paper looks at the questions of revocability and referral to the EU Court.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: some legal, constitutional and financial unknowns
This Commons Library briefing looks at some of the basic ‘unknowns’ relating to Brexit. The unknowns cover areas such as a role for the UK Parliament and the devolved legislatures in the Brexit process, relations with the EU institutions, the economic impact on the UK, and changes to citizens’ rights.
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Research Briefing
Brexit, Parliament and the prerogative
The High Court has today given its judgment in the Article 50 judicial proceedings. The Judgment and summary are available here. What did the Court decide? The Court has ruled that the Government cannot lawfully use prerogative powers to trigger Article 50. Prerogative powers are those residual powers inherent in the Sovereign and now exercised
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Research Briefing
Wales Bill 2016-17: Committee Stage Report
This paper covers the committee stage of the Wales Bill 2016-17 in the House of Commons.
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Research Briefing
Constituency Casework: Judicial Review
Judicial review is a procedure that enables individuals to challenge the legality of decisions, acts and omissions of public bodies. This constituency casework briefing is designed to provide an introduction to the procedure.
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Research Briefing
The Supreme Court on Devolution
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on the Supreme Court's role in devolution. The paper explains how cases on devolution reach the Supreme Court and summarises some of the most important cases since 2009.
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Research Briefing
Wales Bill 2016-17
Briefing paper for the second reading of the Wales Bill 2016-17.
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Research Briefing
Impeachment
Impeachment was a means by which Parliament could prosecute and try individuals, normally holders of public office, for high treason or other crimes and misdemeanours. Impeachment is considered obsolete, as it has been superseded by other forms of accountability, and the rules underpinning the procedure have not been adapted to modern standards of democracy or procedural fairness
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Research Briefing
A British Bill of Rights?
The Conservative Party went into the 2015 General Election with a manifesto commitment to “scrap the Human Rights Act and curtail the role of the European Court of Human Rights.” This note provides a brief introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998; the European Convention on Human Rights and the work of the European Court of Human Rights.
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