nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20170105-085658 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 170104s2017||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20170105-085658 doi eng 342 23 Closa Montero, Carlos Author aut Is Article 50 Reversible? On Politics Beyond Legal Doctrine Closa Montero, Carlos Verfassungsblog 2017-01-04 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Can the United Kingdom, once it has declared its withdrawal from the EU, revoke this decision later on? This question is at the core of the ongoing case before the UK Supreme Court on Art. 50 TEU. I argue that revocability fits neatly in the letter and spirit of article 50 because of formal and substantive reasons. I further content that the Supreme Court decision may create a bifurcation in which interpretation of a key TEU provision may become purely an issue of domestic law. However, I further content that actors' political decisions have progressively framed a situation in which revocability does not seem politically possible. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Art. 50 TEU brexit Revocability Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/is-article-50-reversible-on-politics-beyond-legal-doctrine/ raw object