POSSIBLE MODEL(S) FOR POST-BREXIT EU-UK RELATIONS IN LIGHT OF EXISTING CONSTRAINTS IN EU LAW

Abstract

This article aims to identify the constraints flowing from EU law that will limit both the content and form of the post-Brexit EU-UK relationship. These legal constraints will reveal what the room for manoeuvre will be in determining the future relationship. Determining what lies within and outside the boundaries set by these constraints will help shed light on the possible future models on which this relationship could be based. Even though these boundaries are far from being clear and precise, they will nevertheless help eliminate some of the pre-existing relationship models, leaving us with the possible options, which could be further adapted to suit the needs of the future relationship.