Exiting the European Union : legal procedure, dimensions and implications / by Manolis Perakis.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Purpose of the book; II. Research methodology and diagram; List of Abbreviations; Part I: The Voluntary Withdrawal from the EU; I. History; 1. Previous theories concerning the right to withdraw; 2. The Constitution for Europe; II. Article 50 TEU; 1. The decision to withdraw; 1.i. The right to decide; 1.ii. The decision's procedure; 2. The withdrawal's notification; 2.i. Form and type; 2.ii. Legal effects; 2.iii. Revocation; 2.iii.a. Preliminary remarks and the Wightman case; 2.iii.b. The provision's wording

2.iii.c. The provision's objective and spirit2.iii.d. The autonomy of the EU legal order; 2.iii.e. The theory on the application of the VCLT; 3. The withdrawal agreement; 3.i. Preliminary remarks; 3.ii. Purpose and content of the agreement; 3.iii. The negotiations for the withdrawal agreement; 3.iv. The conclusion and the legal nature of the agreement; 3.v. Request for an Opinion under article 218(11) TFEU; 3.vi. The duty of good faith and sincere cooperation during the transition; 4. Exodus: the procedure's completion; 4.i. The time point of the withdrawal

4.ii. The withdrawal's legal consequences5. The aftermath of the withdrawal; 5.i. The return of the "prodigal son"; 5.ii. The new relations' legal framework; 5.ii.a. The World Trade Organisation (WTO); 5.ii.b. The Customs Union; 5.ii.c. The European Free Trade Area (EFTA); 5.ii.d. The Swiss Model; 5.ii.e. The European Economic Area (EEA); Part II: The Question of Forced Withdrawal; I. The Possibility of de Jure Forced Withdrawal; 1. Preliminary remarks; 2. Article 7 TEU; 2.i. The mechanism for safeguarding the EU fundamental values; 2.ii. Application of the Article 7 TEU mechanism

2.iii. Expulsion due to economic insubordination?2.iv. Concluding remarks; II. The Possibility of de Facto Forced Withdrawal; 1. Withdrawal from the Eurozone; 1.i. The right to withdraw from the Eurozone ... ; 1.ii. ... while staying in the Union?; 1.iii. The ECB's role during the process of a Member State in the Eurozone withdrawing from the Union; 2. Secession from an EU Member State; 2.i. Preliminary remarks; 2.ii. The stance taken by EU institutions; 2.iii. The legality of the secession and independence process under EU law

2.iv. The newly independent State's relations with the EU and the application of EU lawEpilogue; Appendixes; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Appendix IVa; Appendix IVb; Appendix V; Appendix VI; Select Bibliography; Books; Articles and Chapters; Index

Today, for the first time in the history of the EU, political and legal scholarship has focused on routes that could lead to the exit of a Member State from the European Union. This book provides a detailed discussion of the legal prerequisites, process and specific issues arising from a Member State's exit from the EU. This may take the form of a voluntary withdrawal under Article 50 TEU, such as in the case of ""Brexit"", or from the Eurozone, as was discussed in the case of Greece. However, it could also occur in the form of a ""forced"" exit, including expulsion due to an infringement of f.

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