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Abstract
This paper will examine the implications of Brexit for social security rights as they affect Northern Ireland. The paper begins with a consideration of the UK-wide implications for social security arising from Brexit including the potential impact on rights derived from EU law and the legal challenges inherent in reconciling existing EU laws with new domestic UK legislation, with concerns over the potential for parliamentary or independent scrutiny of this process. The general constitutional and political uncertainties for Northern Ireland arising from Brexit are considered in order to contextualise the examination of the most prominent social security implications for Northern Ireland – and the Republic of Ireland – stemming from the issue of cross-border working and the aggregation and exportability of social security entitlements. The paper brings together the positions of the UK, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and the EU, as of January 2018, to provide a robust assessment of the cumulative issues that that will impact on social security rights in Northern Ireland post-Brexit.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 34-55 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of Social Security Law |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 1 Feb 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 18 Feb 2020 |
Keywords
- Brexit
- social security
- Northern Ireland
- Ireland
- EU law
- cross-border working
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- 1 Oral presentation
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Brexit, social security and the border
Mc Keever, G. (Speaker)
13 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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- 2 Other contribution
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United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights visit to the UK: submission of evidence
Simpson, M., McKeever, G., Gray, A. & Fitzpatrick, C., Sept 2018, 8 p.Research output: Other contribution
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What will Brexit mean for 30,000 cross-border workers?
McKeever, G., Dec 2018Research output: Other contribution
Profiles
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Grainne McKeever
- School of Law - Professor of Law and Social Justice
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences - Full Professor
Person: Academic