The relationship between the European Union law and arbitration is assessed from several perspectives: from the point of view of a researcher in European Union law and from the experience in the field of arbitration. This discussion is not only academic one, but has important consequences for the application of law, especially the application of European Union law by arbitral tribunals. It is also a paradox: on the one hand, in some...

The Brexit process is no doubt a challenge to the EU. Is it also a challenge to democracy? Or is it just an exercise of democracy? Looking closer at both, the provisions for the withdrawal from the EU and their application by the UK and the EU no serious violation of democratic principles can be determined. Some doubts, however, arise with regard to certain aspects of the process in practice, starting from the conditions and prepar...

The paper attempts to examine the application of EU law in Ireland post-Brexit, and not the impact of Brexit upon the UK nor the latter’s future relationship with the EU. The framework within which EU law may apply in Ireland post-Brexit is conditioned by the three elements: the rationale for Ireland’s EU Membership, the Good Friday Agreement and Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. ...