The issue of a UK withdrawal from the EU is highly topical at present, and several aspects of a UK exit – such as its impact on the devolved nations, or the relationship of an exit referendum with the EU Act 2011, have already been discussed on this blog. This post mainly addresses other constitutional aspects of a UK exit – for example, the impact on domestic law of the repeal of vast swathes of EU law currently in force in the UK, and the impact of an EU exit on the acquired rights of EU citizens – but it also starts by highlighting some issues concerning a referendum on continued EU membership that are too critical to be ignored.
1. A referendum on continued UK membership of the EU
It is assumed that a UK exit would be preceded by a referendum. Although referenda are becoming more…
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