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Staying just a little bit longer? Or for good?

Summary: With the European Council throwing a lifeline to the United Kingdom, all options are back on the table. Rather than taking back control, the United Kingdom now finds itself dependent on the remainder of the European Union – with the absence of...

With merely two weeks before the United Kingdom’s scheduled withdrawal from the European Union, Westminster still does not know what it wants and where it wishes to go.

Unlike other sectors, improvements in Genetic technology raise issues of morality. The new human gene editing technology CRISPR/CAS9 has raised many such concerns. Can the current patent system deal with these concerns or should morality be dealt with by the inventors themselves?

In the hour of need, the United Kingdom is saddled with elected officials who fail to match the moment.

Is it legally possible for Trump to invoke an emergency in order to avoid Congress and obtain the necessary funds to build his wall? Or put differently: is it possible under US law to undo the refusal of Congress to appropriate the necessary funds?

Theresa May’s favoured Brexit deal is finished. The question remains when the Prime Minister will finally be prevailed upon to understand this reality – and when Parliament will finally take charge of the process.

A lot happened in the last two weeks. Not only was there an important message by Saint Nick and Pete, also the Sector Plan Law was finalised. We also look ahead at the Faculty Christmas gathering on Wednesday – with a surprise.

What does sovereignty mean in today’s world, given trends of globalisation, Europeanisation and also polarisation?

Well-attended drinks took place in the Common Room to thank everyone involved in the Implementation Advice Groups and the ITK and CeQuInt evaluations.

With the final draft of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement having been published, the ball is back in the corridors of power in the United Kingdom. Will it take the deal?