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Professor of European law
Michael Dougan is Professor of
European Law and
Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law, at the
University of Liverpool.
[1] He came to the attention of social media users in the
United Kingdom when a video of one of his lectures was uploaded to
YouTube and other social media platforms, in which he dissected the academic validity and honesty of the legal arguments presented by those advocating the
United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union – more commonly known as "Brexit" – in the lead up to the
June 2016 referendum.
[2]
[3] During the approximately 25 minute long
viral clip, Dougan surmises the
Leave campaign as "degenerat[ing] into dishonesty on an industrial scale".
[4]
[5]
Dougan has provided both written and live expert testimony to the
UK Parliament; submitting to the
House of Commons'
European Scrutiny Committee
[6] and
Foreign Affairs Select Committee,
[7] as well as the
House of Lords
European Union Committee, amongst others.
[8]
[9] He has also acted as an external advisor to
UK Government departments on important EU legal developments, including discussions about the enactment of the
European Union Act 2011, as well as the Review of the Balance of Competences Between the UK and the EU.
[1] Additionally, he has acted as a
fact checker for
BBC News "Reality Check" service during the
Brexit referendum.
[10]
He is a joint editor of the
Common Market Law Review, a bi-monthly,
peer-reviewed
law journal covering European Union law.
[11]
References
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"Michael Dougan - University of Liverpool". www.liverpool.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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"British academics consider why they were ignored in Brexit debate". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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"EU law lecture's success shows 'people don't want to be lied to'". Times Higher Education (THE). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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"EU Referendum:European Law expert compares Brexit campaigners to creationists". The Independent. 22 June 2016.
Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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"Transcript: Professor Michael Dougan on the EU Referendum - News - University of Liverpool". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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"House of Commons - European Scrutiny Committee: Written evidence from Professor Michael Dougan and Dr Michael Gordon, Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool". www.publications.parliament.uk. The Committee Office, House of Commons. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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"House of Commons - Foreign Affairs Committee: Written evidence from Professor Michael Dougan, Chair in European Law, and Dr Michael Gordon, Lecturer in Public Law, Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool". www.publications.parliament.uk. The Committee Office, House of Commons. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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"Future economic relationship with the European Union examined - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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"Land border with Republic of Ireland examined with Academics - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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^ Coleman, Clive (10 June 2016).
"Reality Check: How would the UK rid itself of EU law?". BBC News. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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"Michael Dougan - University of Liverpool". www.liverpool.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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