ThebookprovidesthefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthewithdrawalagreementconcludedbetweentheUnitedKingdomandtheEuropeanUniontotocreatethelegalframeworkforBrexit.Thebook--whichbuildsonapriorvolume“TheLaw&PoliticsofBrexit“(OUP2017)-overviewstheprocessofBrexitnegotiationsthattookplacebetweentheUKandtheEUfrom2017to2019,andexaminesthekeyprovisionsoftheBrexitdeal.Thevolumeassessesthewithdrawalagreementprovisionsontheprotectionofcitizens’rights,theIrishborderandthefinancialsettlement-aswellasthegovernanceprovisionsontransition,decision-makingandadjudication,andtheprospectsforfutureEU-UKtraderelations.Finally,thebookreflectsonthelonger-termchallengesthattheimplementationofthe2016BrexitreferendumposesfortheUKterritorialsystem,forBritish-Irishrelations,aswellasforthefutureoftheEUbeyondBrexit.
