Accommodating territorial contestation and national constitutional change: The cases of Cyprus and Ireland

Skoutaris, Nikos (2025) Accommodating territorial contestation and national constitutional change: The cases of Cyprus and Ireland. Irish Studies in International Affairs, 36. ISSN 0332-1460 (In Press)

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Abstract

Although, Article 3(5) TEU declares that the aim of the European Union (EU) ‘to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its peoples’, its actual record in catalysing conflict resolution is rather mixed. Notwithstanding, it has been particularly successful in accommodating territorial contestation within its borders and in its immediate neighbourhood. The article focuses on the main legal mechanism that has allowed the EU to achieve this aim. Despite the very different political and historical contexts, the Union legal order has managed to accommodate the border disputes in Cyprus and Ireland mainly by extending the application of EU law beyond its territory. This remarkable flexibility will also enable the EU to accommodate national constitutional change that a potential reunification of either of the two islands will trigger.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	eu law,irish protocol,protocol no 10,reunification,brexit,cyprus issue,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > International Law
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	30 May 2025 14:30
Last Modified:	30 May 2025 14:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/99364
DOI:	issn:0332-1460

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