Christopher McCrudden is Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen's University Belfast and William W Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School. He is a practicing Barrister at Blackstone Chambers in London, and has been called to both the Northern Ireland Bar and the Bar of England and Wales. His main research focus is on human rights law. Currently, his research deals with the foundational principles underpinning human rights practice. Professor McCrudden is a Fellow of the British Academy and (from 2018) a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.

• 1. Introduction Christopher McCrudden; 2. The 1998 agreement: Context and status Colin Harvey; 3. Legal structure, rights and enforceability Paul Craig; 4. Committees of the protocol Katy Hayward; 5. Dispute settlement Jan Wouters; 6. Interpreting the protocol Stephen Weatherill; 7. International rules on treaty interpretation Steven Ratner; 8. Good faith Christopher McCrudden; 9. The status of the withdrawal agreement in United Kingdom law Catherine Barnard; 10. The protocol in northern Ireland law Gordon Anthony; 11. The protocol in Irish law David Fennelly; 12. Human rights and equality Christopher McCrudden; 13. The charter of fundamental rights Bernard McCloskey; 14. The common travel area Imelda Maher; 15. Citizenship and identity in northern Ireland Colin Murray; 16. Citizenship beyond Irish and British Tobias Lock; 17. The Irish Sea customs border Anna Jerzewska; 18. Competition Vincent Power; 19. State aid George Peretz; 20. Environment and trade Mary Dobbs and Viviane Gravey; 21. Free movement of services Gavin Barett; 22. Public procurement Catherine Donnelly; 23. Law enforcement and judicial cooperation in criminal matters Gemma Davies; 24. Jurisdiction, choice of law and enforcement of foreign judgments David Kenny; 25. Safeguard provisions Billy Melo Araujo and Stephen Brittain.

'This concise, yet almost encyclopedic collection of essays will help readers cut through the breathtaking complexity of Brexit as it relates to the most difficult issue of Northern Ireland. With outstanding entries on the relevant procedures, institutions, and concepts, as well as a host of substantive sectors, this volume will become an indispensable legal handbook for the generation that must now grapple with untangling the UK from Europe while keeping further troubles at bay.' Daniel Halberstam, Eric Stein Collegiate Professor of Law and Director of the European Legal Studies Program at the University of Michigan Law School