Research Briefing
Demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
In August 2019 the United States formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
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Research Briefing
European defence: where is it heading?
In light of Brexit, an increasingly assertive Russia and the unpredictable attitude of the current US administration toward European security, there is, at present. a political appetite for progress in the development of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy. Much has been achieved in the last few years and without the UK, which has historically opposed deeper defence integration, Brexit undoubtedly offers opportunities. The question is: how far will the EU at 27 be willing to go? This is an update to earlier versions of this paper published in May 2018 and May 2019.
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Debate Pack
Rohingya refugee crisis
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Rohingya refugee crisis’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 11 September 2019 from 9.30am to 11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Mrs Anne Main MP.
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Research Briefing
A no-deal Brexit: the Johnson Government
Commons Briefing Paper 8397, What if there's no Brexit deal? considered among other things how the UK and the EU arrived at a situation in which a no-deal Brexit might happen. This paper considers the position since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July.
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Debate Pack
Spending on sanctions policy and implementation
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Spending on sanctions policy and implementation’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 10 September 2019 from 9.30-11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Tom Tugendhat MP.
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Insight
The Benn-Burt Bill: Another Article 50 extension?
The European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill - aka the Benn-Burt Bill - is a legislative strategy to avoid (or delay) a no deal Brexit. This Insight explains how the Bill seeks to achieve that objective.
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Research Briefing
The United Nations Global Compact for Migration
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was formally adopted by 164 Member States of the United Nations, including the UK, in December 2018. This briefing explains what's in the Compact and its implications for Member States.
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Research Briefing
UK-EU relations after Brexit: an Association Agreement?
We don't know what the future relationship between the UK and the EU will be. It has been suggested that an Association Agreement might be appropriate because it is a fairly flexible kind of agreement and can include a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area. But an Association Agreement also requires a degree of legislative approximation of the third country with the laws of the EU, and it isn't clear whether the UK Government would find this acceptable. This paper looks at the scope and contents of some existing Association Agreements.
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Insight
Kashmir: The effects of revoking Article 370
Many acknowledge that Jammu and Kashmir’s political autonomy has been greatly eroded in practice since Article 370 was introduced. But is the act of revocation legal under Indian law?
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Research Briefing
The status of “retained EU Law”
As the UK leaves the EU, it is converting most of EU law into a new type of domestic law. "Retained EU law" is created by the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and will come into effect on "exit day" (originally 29 March 2019, now 31 October 2019). But what is this new law, who can change it, and how?
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Research Briefing
EU preparations for a no-deal Brexit
The EU and the other 27 Member States have been preparing for a possible no-deal, or 'disorderly', Brexit. The European Commission has had a no-deal preparedness plan which is now complete, and the EU27 have also been implementing their own preparations which will take effect if the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement at the end of October 2019. This paper looks at the EU preparedness programme and at some of the EU27 measures, particularly in the area of citizens' rights.
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Insight
PM says UK will not nominate an EU Commissioner – how might the EU respond?
The new PM has said the UK will not nominate an EU Commissioner because the UK is leaving the EU on 31 October.
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Insight
No-deal Brexit: How might state aid to businesses change?
EU law currently impacts on the ability of UK governments to deliver state aid to UK industries. What might the rules on state aid be in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit?
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Research Briefing
Brexit: parliamentary scrutiny of UK replacement treaties
The UK is party to hundreds of international treaties with third states or organisations, many of them on trade, by virtue of its EU membership. To continue to benefit from the advantages of these agreements, the Government has been seeking to replace them in a UK bilateral context. The Government has prioritised trade agreements, but has also agreed replacement agreements covering aviation services and safety, and road transport, for example. But Parliament is not happy about the way the Government is carrying out this 'treaty continuity programme' and Committees in both Houses have called for a greater scrutiny role for Parliament in treaty-making processes. This paper looks at what has been going on and what Parliamentary Committees in both Houses have asked for. It includes a table showing where we are with scrutiny of these treaties and what sort of scrutiny they have undergone, both in their precursor form as EU treaties and currently as replacement treaties.
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