Blog Symposium and Panel Discussion on 50th Anniversary of Accession by Ireland and the UK to the EU
(opens in a new window)Imelda Maher (DEI/Sutherland School of Law) and (opens in a new window)Joelle Grogan ((opens in a new window)UK in a Changing Europe) co-edited a symposium, (opens in a new window)50 Years On: Ireland and the UK In and Out of Europe on the Verfassungsblog in March/Aril 2023.
Get the Report here:
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Ireland and the UK’s accession to the now European Union, and three years since the UK withdrew from it. The symposium reflects on the constitutional evolution brought about by EU membership and Brexit. Following nearly fifty years of convergence and integration, commentators interrogate the meaning and nature of EU membership in a current and former member state, reflecting on common questions including sovereignty, constitutional identity, and the protection of rights.
Imelda also appeared on a panel discussion (opens in a new window)Divergent Paths - the UK, Ireland and the EUas part of the UKICE lunch hour series which Joelle chaired.Other panellists were (opens in a new window)Damian Chalmers, National University of Singapore; (opens in a new window)Colin Murray, Newcastle University and (opens in a new window)Luke McGee, CNN.
Years On: Ireland and the UK In and Out of the EU
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Ireland and the UK’s accession to the now European Union, and three years since the UK withdrew from it. This symposium reflects on the constitutional evolution brought about by EU membership and Brexit. Following nearly fifty years of convergence and integration, commentators interrogate the meaning and nature of EU membership in a current and former member state, reflecting on common questions including sovereignty, constitutional identity, and the protection of rights.