Towards a UK Trade Policy Post-Brexit: The Beginning of a Complex Journey

TY - JOUR

T1 - Towards a UK Trade Policy Post-Brexit

T2 - The Beginning of a Complex Journey

AU - Hestermeyer, Holger Paul

AU - Ortino, Federico

PY - 2016/12/9

Y1 - 2016/12/9

N2 - Trade has had a stunning return to the spotlight since the results of the Brexit referendum were announced. While it is much too early to speak of failure or success of the UK's trade policy, we allege that the current debate shows a lack of understanding of modern international trade law and policy. This in turn leads to a lack of appreciation of the tasks ahead for the UK. The limited aim of this short article is to point out the scope of some of the key challenges and the complexities that the UK will face on the road towards a post-Brexit trade policy. We consider a proper appreciation of these complexities to be vital for a transparent, fair and inclusive formulation of the UK's trade policies, which will determine not only the UK's economic fate, but also the UK's laws and many of its domestic policies for decades to come.

AB - Trade has had a stunning return to the spotlight since the results of the Brexit referendum were announced. While it is much too early to speak of failure or success of the UK's trade policy, we allege that the current debate shows a lack of understanding of modern international trade law and policy. This in turn leads to a lack of appreciation of the tasks ahead for the UK. The limited aim of this short article is to point out the scope of some of the key challenges and the complexities that the UK will face on the road towards a post-Brexit trade policy. We consider a proper appreciation of these complexities to be vital for a transparent, fair and inclusive formulation of the UK's trade policies, which will determine not only the UK's economic fate, but also the UK's laws and many of its domestic policies for decades to come.

U2 - 10.1080/09615768.2016.1254416

DO - 10.1080/09615768.2016.1254416

M3 - Article

SN - 0961-5768

VL - 27

SP - 452

EP - 462

JO - King's Law Journal

JF - King's Law Journal

IS - 3

ER -