On June 23, 2016 the UK citizens expressed in a referendum their wish for their country to leave the European Union. This has caused immediate negative reactions of the markets, initiated many constitutional debates within the UK, but also opened numerous legal issues for the European Union. As this is the first time ever that a country leaves the Union, everyone is on an unknown terrain, from the question what is the appropriate procedure to follow to the issues of the protection of the acquired rights of the UK citizens in the EU and vice versa. The lecture will discuss some of those issues, explaining at the same time differences of the EU constitutional order from the orders of the federal states such as the USA.

Food and beverages will be provided. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, visit law.pitt.edu/cile.