Friday, 5 July 2019

Of domestic and international law

It is worth repeating, that Brexit is subject to both domestic and international law.

Domestic law, as the name suggests overs the borders of Great Britain, and in most cases the whole of the UK (NI) too.

The point being here is that passing domestic laws will only affect Britain, or the UK.

As Brexit is primarily subject to international law. And as a matter of international law, the default option of Brexit is (currently, as on 4th July 2019) that the UK will leave the EU, or no longer be subject to the Articles of the European Union, at 23:00 on 31st October 2019.

Even if both Houses passes legislation stating that no deal Brexit could not happen, as a matter of international law, nothing would have changed.

The only way a no deal Brexit can be avoided is to make either of the only two other options Government, or National, policy: a negotiated Withdrawal Agreement or revoke Article 50. Even if there is an extension, the same choices, limited choices, will still be the only ones.

There is no magic solution.

Each will have massive political costs, and some will have economic costs, some massive economic costs.

Being honest about these would help make the correct decision, but currently, the two contenders for the Conservative Party leadership, and the Leader of HM's Official Opposition are lying about Brexit and its affects.

Make no mistake, unless something dramatic happens, and time is running out, no deal Brexit is going to happen. The UK is not prepared, no matter how big a font the Press make their banner headlines. And people will go hungry, suffer heating shortages, and some will die, because of Brexit and the lack of planning and honesty.

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