Legal opinion on the role of national parliaments (including the role of Sejm and Senate) in the process of withdrawing of the United Kingdom from the European Union Cover Image

Opinia w sprawie roli parlamentów narodowych (z uwzględnieniem roli Sejmu i Senatu) w procedurze wyjścia Zjednoczonego Królestwa z Unii Europejskiej
Legal opinion on the role of national parliaments (including the role of Sejm and Senate) in the process of withdrawing of the United Kingdom from the European Union

Author(s): Marek Jaśkowski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, EU-Legislation
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Parliament; Sejm; Senate; United Kingdom; procedure of leaving; European Union

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article observes that the provisions of TEU and TFEU do not envisage any role for national parliaments in the procedure ofwithdrawing from the European Union. In Poland, such rights can be interpreted frominternal legal order of the Republic of Poland, for example from the act on cooperationbetween the Council of Ministers and Sejm and Senate. Sejm and Senate can requestbills concerning the UK leaving the European Union from the Council of Ministers. Incase a revision treaty is concluded, the procedure of ratification involving the PolishParliament will be necessary. Such ratification will be also needed in case a new mixedagreement with the United Kingdom is concluded.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 107-112
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish