U.K.’s Brexit Bill Opens a Legal Can of Worms: Quicktake Q&A

When Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled her Great Repeal Bill on Oct. 2, she presented it as an “historic” assertion of sovereignty as the U.K. prepares to leave the European Union. She also raised as many questions as she answered.

It will repeal the European Communities Act of 1972, which gives effect and priority to EU law in the U.K. and was passed when Britain joined the EU’s precursor organizations.