
Constitutional matters
This page collates publications, blog posts, video interviews, media commentary related to how Brexit affects the British Constitution.

Opinion and thoughts
Read the latest opinion piece on this page:
UCL Constitution Unit - Do we need a written constitution?

Research and expertise
Discover a major piece of research on this topic:
UCL Constitution Unit - The Mechanics of a Further Referendum on Brexit Revisited

Projects and activities
Learn about a recent UCL project conducted on this theme:
UCL Constitution Unit - Citizens Assembly on Brexit
Content
Looking Back at the EU Future Relationship Act
Jeff King (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UCL Europe Blog
Date: 11/01/2021
The UK Internal Market Bill: International Relations, the UK Constitution, and the Rule of Law
UCL Laws
Type: Event recording
Date: 03/12/2020
Do we need a written constitution?
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Blog
Date: 08/01/2020
The Mechanics of a Further Referendum on Brexit Revisited
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Report
Date: 11/2019
Prorogation and Brexit: comments from our experts
UCL Constitution Unit & UCL Laws
Type: Compilation
Date: 01/09/2019
Citizens’ Assemblies: what are they good for?
Lucie Davidson (Constitution Unit)
Type: blog
Date: 19/07/2019
Brexit: What’s next?
10 UCL experts
Type: Blog
Date: 18/01/2019
Brexit and the Courts: The Uncertain Fate of Constitutional Referendums in the UK
Silvia Suteu (UCL Laws)
Type: Article, Quaderni Costituzionali
Date: 2018
Lords Brexit defeats are forcing MPs to face crucial choices
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 25/05/2018
Wake Up and Smell the ‘Brexino’?
Professor Janice Morphet (The Bartlett School of Planning)
Type: Article, IACES
Date: 08/01/2018
Brexit Transitional Arrangements: Legal and Political Considerations
Professor Piet Eeckhout and Oliver Patel (UCL European Institute)
Type: Publication, UCL European Institute
Date: 20/11/2017
Citizens Assembly on Brexit
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Project, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: September 2017
Documents: Summary Report, Full Report, Results
Blogs: The Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit: design and purpose, Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit: how were the members selected?, Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit: reflections on the first weekend, Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit: results and initial reflections, The Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit: how did it work?, Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit: the public reject ‘no deal’
Ask the experts: Legal and constitutional implications of Brexit
UCL Public Policy and House of Commons Library
Type: Event video and blog, UCL Public Policy
Date: 21/06/2017Can the Brexit clock be stopped?
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UCL Brexit Blog
Date: 05/04/2017
The Process of Brexit: What Comes Next?
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Report, UCL European Institute
Date: 03/02/2017
Prolonging the acquis: a blueprint for the Brexit transition
Professor Piet Eeckhout and Oliver Patel (UCL European Institute)
Type: Blog, UCL Brexit Blog
Date: 23/11/2017
Theresa May is closer to a transitional deal than you might think
Professor Piet Eeckhout and Oliver Patel (UCL European Institute)
Type: Blog, The Guardian
Date: 20/11/2017
Article 50: What to expect when you're expecting (…Brexit negotiations)
Dr Nicholas Wright (UCL Political Science)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 29/03/2017
Now Article 50 has been triggered, will the United Kingdom survive?
Professor Janice Morphet (The Bartlett School of Planning)
Type: Blog, LSE EUROPP
Date: 29/03/2017
Triggering Article 50
Professor Janice Morphet (The Bartlett School of Planning)
Type: Blog, RTPI
Date: 14/03/2017
What will the Lords do with the Article 50 bill?
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 20/02/2017
Brexit and Parliament: A Second Capitulation or Sovereignty Regained?
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, London-Brussels Blog
Date: 31/01/2017
What might parliament do with the Article 50 bill?
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 31/01/2017
What Next? Legislative Authority for Triggering Article 50
Professor Jeff King (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UK Constitutional Law Association
Date: 24/01/2017
Brexit and Article 50 TEU: A Constitutionalist Reading
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws) and Dr Eleni Frantziou (Westminster)
Type: Working paper, UCL European Institute
Date: 10/01/2017
Values, Rights And Brexit – Lessons To Be Learnt From The Slow Evolution Of UK Discrimination Law
Colm O'Cinneide (UCL Laws)
Type: Article, Australian Journal of Labour Law
Date: 2017
In defence of Miller
Professor Jeff King (UCL Laws) and Professor Nick Barber (Oxford)
Type: Blog, UK Constitutional Law Association
Date: 22/11/2016
Arguing that Article 50 Notification Is Reversible Involves Risks for the Government
Dr Ronan McCrea (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UK Constitutional Law Association
Date: 15/11/2016
Miller and the Art 50 notification: revocability is irrelevant
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, London-Brussels Blog
Date: 14/11/2016
Responding to Miller
Dr Nick Barber and Professor Jeff King (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UK Constitutional Law Association
Date: 07/11/2016
What Happens if Parliament's Approval is Needed for the Triggering of Article 50?
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws)
Type: Video, UCL European Institute
Date: 03/11/2016
The remarkable government case in the Art 50 litigation
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, London-Brussels Blog
Date: 24/10/2016
The UK Decision to Withdraw from the EU: Parliament or Government
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UCL Brexit Blog
Date: 17/10/2016
Democracy Means Democracy: Parliament's Role in the Brexit Negotiations
Toby Shevlane (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 29/09/2016
Brexit: Constitutional and Legal Requirements
Oliver Patel (UCL European Institute) and Daniella Lock (UCL Laws)
Type: Briefing paper, UCL Public Policy
Date: August 2016
'Brexit Means Brexit' - But is Whitehall up to the Challenge?
Nicholas Wright (UCL Political Science)
Type: Blog, LSE Brexit Blog
Date: 25/07/2016
Brexit and the Domestic Judiciary: Some Preliminary Thoughts on the Aftermath of Triggering Article 50
Christina Lienen (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UK Constitutional Law Association
Date: 21/07/2016
What Role will Parliament have in Triggering Article 50 and Shaping the Terms of Brexit?
Professor Robert Hazell and Jack Sheldon (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 19/07/2016
Is a second referendum on Brexit feasible?
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 18/07/2016
Brexit: Legal and Constitutional Requirements - event video
Type: Video, UCL Laws
Date: 13/07/2016
Why Parliamentary Approval for the Triggering of Article 50 TEU Should Be Required as a Matter of Constitutional Principle
Professor Colm O'Cinneide (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UK Constitutional Law Association
Date: 07/07/2016
Judicial Review and Article 50: Some Preliminary Issues
Thomas Fairclough (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UK Constitutional Law Association
Date: 06/07/2016
Achieving a good Brexit: what David Cameron needs to do now
Nicholas Wright (UCL Political Science)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 28/06/2016
Pulling the Article 50 'Trigger': Parliament's Indispensable Role
Dr Tom Hickman (UCL Laws), Professor Jeff King (UCL Laws), Professor Nick Barber (Oxford)
Type: Blog, UK Constitutional Law Association
Date: 27/06/2016
The Road to Brexit: 16 Things You Need to Know about the Process of Leaving the EU
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 24/06/2016
The Constitutional Consequences of Brexit: Whitehall and Westminster
Dr Nicholas Wright (UCL Political Science) and Oliver Patel (UCL European Institute)
Type: Briefing paper, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: May 2016