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Wightman and how not to advance the law
UK Constitutional Law Association Blog (2018)
  • Dr Brian Christopher Jones, University of Dundee
Abstract
Wightman v Advocate General [2018] concerns the legality of revoking an Article 50 notice to the European Union. I caution that any type of judicial review of this matter is outside the bounds of review, given that the Government does not have an official position on this. Also, as Miller v Secretary of State pointed out, government policy is not law, and judges should stick to deciding "issues of law". 

Keywords
  • Brexit,
  • Article 50,
  • Miller v Secretary of State,
  • judicial review,
  • hypothetical cases,
  • Court of Session
Publication Date
April 10, 2018
Publisher Statement
Originally published on the UKCLA Blog, here: https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2018/04/11/brian-christopher-jones-wightman-and-how-not-to-advance-the-law/
Citation Information
Brian Christopher Jones. "Wightman and how not to advance the law" UK Constitutional Law Association Blog (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brian_jones/52/