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The ruling matches legal advice given to the ECJ last week by its advocate general, who said as a sovereign country Britain could reverse its decision even at this late stage.
The legal decision is significant because means Britain could prevent a no-deal Brexit from happening if it wanted, even if Theresa May‘s deal is eventually voted down by MPs. The vote, originally due to be held on Tuesday, has been postponed with no new date yet given.
In their judgment released on Monday morning the panel of judges said it would be “inconsistent with the EU treaties’ purpose of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe to force the withdrawal of a member state” against its wishes. [...]
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