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10 December 2018

インディペンデント紙:欧州司法裁判所、英国はEU(欧州連合)基本条約第50条に基づく離脱通知の一方的な撤回が可能と判示


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The UK has the legal power to stop Brexit by unilaterally revoking Article 50, the EU‘s top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has ruled.


The ruling matches legal advice given to the ECJ last week by its advocate general, who said as a sovereign country Britain could reverse its decision even at this late stage. 

The legal decision is significant because means Britain could prevent a no-deal Brexit from happening if it wanted, even if Theresa May‘s deal is eventually voted down by MPs. The vote, originally due to be held on Tuesday, has been postponed with no new date yet given.

In their judgment released on Monday morning the panel of judges said it would be “inconsistent with the EU treaties’ purpose of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe to force the withdrawal of a member state” against its wishes. [...]

Full article on The Independent



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