The first book to jointly analyse withdrawal of a member state from the EU (i.e. Brexit) and territorial secession.

1. Introduction. Troubled membership: secession and withdrawal Carlos Closa; 2. Secessionism and its discontents Joseph H. H. Weiler; 3. Internal enlargement of the European Union. Beyond legalism and political expediency Neil Walker; 4. Secession and the ambiguous place of regions under EU law Cristina Fasone; 5. Political and legal aspects of recent regional secessionist trends in some EU member states (I) Jean Claude Piris; 6. Political and legal aspects of recent regional secessionist trends in some EU member states (II) Jean Claude Piris; 7. The reach and resources of European law in the Scottish independence referendum Kenneth Armstrong; 8. The political rights of EU citizens and the right of secession Manuel Medina Ortega; 9. Unions and citizens: membership status and political rights in Scotland, the UK and the EU Jo Shaw; 10. Interpreting Article 50: exit, voice and ... what about loyalty? Carlos Closa; 11. This way, please! A legal appraisal of the EU withdrawal clause Christophe Hillion; 12. Be careful what you wish for: procedural parameters of EU withdrawal Adam Lazowski; 13. EU citizenship and withdrawals from the Union. How inevitable is the radical downgrading of rights? Dimitry Kochenov.