RT journal article
T1 Gibraltar: Challenges in the post-Brexit era
A1 Verdú Baeza, Jesús
A2 Derecho Internacional PúblicoPenal y Procesal
K1 Brexit
K1 British Overseas Territories
K1 British-Spanish relations
K1 Gibraltar
K1 self determination
K1 Spain
AB The triangular relationship between Spain, United Kingdom and Gibraltar has been historically complex, fraught with political difficulties and pending legal controversies. What is certain is that a small territory in the south of the Iberian Peninsula and with a strategic position on the Strait of Gibraltar has been home to a Gibraltarian people with very diverse origins and which has acquired its own identity throughout history. The framework of institutional and legal relations between the three parties has undergone a profound shake-up with the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, forcing a reconfiguration of the entire framework of cross-border relations. Paradoxically, Brexit, as well as a crisis, may be an unexpected opportunity to deepen Gibraltar's European status and to rethink traditional starting positions on all sides. It seems the right time for Spain to abandon its traditional positions anchored in Francoism and begin to recognise that all future decisions in the territory must consider the existence of a Gibraltarian people with the right to freely decide their future. The Brexit crisis could be a good occasion also for the UK to reconsider the constitutional framework in its relations with Gibraltar and the persistence of colonial links.
PB University of Malta. Islands and Small States Institute
SN 2616-8006
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35356
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35356
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026