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The Government’s argument is that Parliament’s legal capacity in domestic law to make any law it wants somehow makes it acceptable, as a matter of international law, for the UK to renege on its treaty obligations. But the latter does not follow from the former.
All that said I absolutely agree with "The Government’s statement is risible because it utterly misses the central point of concern."
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My dissertation was more coherent than that and I gave up, drew some sort of conclusion to finish it like I was shooting an injured racehorse and slapped it in. It got the 3rd it deserved, although my other marks dragged me up to a 2:2.
More eminent legal minds than mine have been unkind to that word salad, as will the verdict of history.
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So EU going to take Johnson to court for being a measly skunk
meanwhile there’s another fight brewing
https://twitter.com/profmarkelliott/status/1304116539147399174?s=21
can only see this escalating- like Brexit itself there’s no political capital in calming things down or reaching difficult agreement
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Meanwhile, some Tories want a parliamentary veto on the Bill, which wouldn't amount to a hill of beans, given Johnson's majority:
https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1304103835674304512
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Originally posted by Moonlight Shadow View PostI would not be surprised if there is a low key armed conflict between the UK and either Spain or France in the coming years...the way things are going, we might as well go for wild speculations.
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https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1304131578638012416?s=20
In which the outgoing head of the Government Legal Department (who is working his notice) hangs the new Cabinet Secretary out to dry. Though I winced at the dread words of "raise them in the first instance with your line manager".
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
Has this been decided? I've looked at sources in four languages and not seen anything.
For example
https://twitter.com/tconnellyrte/status/1303968531520905216?s=21
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Originally posted by Moonlight Shadow View PostI would not be surprised if there is a low key armed conflict between the UK and either Spain or France in the coming years...the way things are going, we might as well go for wild speculations.
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Originally posted by Diable Rouge View PostThe Withdrawal Agreement became a binding international treaty when enacted by both the UK and European Parliaments, so even in a no deal scenario, it would take effect on January 1st, unless and until it were to be repealed.
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Originally posted by Eggchaser View PostI cannot for the life of me understand why the EU hasn't just cut their losses and told us to go fuck ourselves by this point. It's as clear as day that the UK Government isn't interested in a deal and is negotiating in bad faith.
I suppose they have to keep up the pretence for political reasons if nothing else.
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