Can the Brexit clock be stopped?

In this post Piet Eeckhout adopts a constitutional law perspective to argue that there are numerous ways in which the two-year Article 50 clock tiggered on the 29 March 2017 could be stopped or extended. Not only could the decision to withdraw be revoked by the UK, but both the UK and European Parliament could ask for the negotiations to be extended. Crucially, EU constitutional law requires an orderly transition.

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

UCL: Brexit Hub http://www.ucl.ac.uk/european-institute/brexit-hub

Spiegel Online International, 05.04.17: Leaving Room for Second Thoughts. Experts Believe Exit from Brexit Would Be Legally Possible http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/experts-believe-exit-from-brexit-would-be-legally-possible-a-1142055.html

Blog: Verfassungsblog, 19.04.17: Of course you can still turn back! On the revocability of the Article 50 notification and post-truth politics http://verfassungsblog.de/of-course-you-can-still-turn-back-on-the-revocability-of-the-article-50-notification-and-post-truth-politics/

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