Brexit’s Effect on Citizens, Human Rights & Immigration

City Law School Working Paper Series 2019/03

49 Pages Posted: 28 Sep 2019

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Michaela Benson

City University London, The City Law School

Mihai Calin Bica

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Christopher Desira

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Paul Erdunast

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Nicole Masri

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Ollie Persey

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Madeleine Sumption

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Hannah Wilkins

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Adrienne Yong

The City Law School of City University London

Sheona York

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Katarzyna Zagrodniczek

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Maja Zarkovic

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: September 13, 2019

Abstract

This report records the roundtable on “Brexit’s Effect on Citizens, Human Rights and Immigration” organised by Dr Adrienne Yong on 11 June 2019 at City, University of London funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) 2018/19.

A host of unique legal questions were raised in the aftermath of the UK’s referendum result where the electorate voted in favour of leaving the EU on the 23 June 2016. Opinion has been split as to whether the UK and EU have indeed struck a fair deal for citizens, with arguments that citizens have been used as bargaining chips throughout the process to achieve a deal. As negotiations progressed towards the original mandated date of withdrawal, 29 March 2019, various schemes emerged to handle post-Brexit immigration of EU citizens in the UK and reciprocal arrangements for British citizens in the EU. This is now reflected in the EU Settlement Scheme, the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill, and the reciprocity agreed with EU Member States as to British citizens in the EU. These issues and more were discussed at the roundtable.

Keywords: Brexit, human rights, settled status, EU Settlement Scheme, immigration

Suggested Citation

Benson, Michaela and Bica, Mihai Calin and Desira, Christopher and Erdunast, Paul and Masri, Nicole and Persey, Ollie and Sumption, Madeleine and Wilkins, Hannah and Yong, Adrienne and York, Sheona and Zagrodniczek, Katarzyna and Zarkovic, Maja, Brexit’s Effect on Citizens, Human Rights & Immigration (September 13, 2019). City Law School Working Paper Series 2019/03, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3456072 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3456072

Michaela Benson

City University London, The City Law School

London, EC1V OHB
United Kingdom

Mihai Calin Bica

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Christopher Desira

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Paul Erdunast

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Nicole Masri

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Ollie Persey

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Madeleine Sumption

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Hannah Wilkins

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Adrienne Yong (Contact Author)

The City Law School of City University London ( email )

London, EC1V OHB
United Kingdom

Sheona York

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Katarzyna Zagrodniczek

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Maja Zarkovic

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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