The court has decided that, in legal terms, the UK has the sovereign power to unilaterally revoke Article 50, and thereby remain in the EU, without the permission of other member states. The court rejected arguments from the government that it could not rule on a hypothetical issue and from the European Commission who claimed it “would open the way for abuse by the Member State concerned”. It stated that just as a country cannot be forced to accede to the European Union against its will, “neither can it be forced to withdraw from the European Union against its will”. The ruling is unappealable and follows a recommendation by the court’s advocate general that Article 50 should be revocable. So in practical terms how might…

Source: The Times December 10, 2018 12:00 UTC