This article argues that lawyers were important agents in the remaking of British Euroscepticism during the Maastricht treaty period and should be written into its history. It offers new subject matter, exploring how and why lawyers challenged the Maastricht treaty through the English courts. From its initial preparation to its ultimate failure, the legal case fused together a defence of high ideals, like the sovereignty of Parliament, with specific critiques of European ‘Union’; it invoked ideas of British and English exceptionalism, while building alliances across Europe, forging transnational connections between Eurosceptic lawyers across member states. Drawing from an unexplored archive of the legal team's court preparations and correspondence preserved by William Rees-Mogg, this study reveals the hidden role lawyers played in contesting the European Union.

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反对欧盟的律师：1992-1993 年马斯特里赫特司法审查


本文认为，在《马斯特里赫特条约》期间，律师是重塑英国欧洲怀疑主义的重要推动者，应该被写入其历史。它提供了新的主题，探讨律师如何以及为何通过英国法院挑战《马斯特里赫特条约》。从最初的准备到最终的失败，该案件将捍卫议会主权等崇高理想与对欧洲“联盟”的具体批评融为一体；它援引了英国和英国例外论的思想，同时在整个欧洲建立联盟，在各成员国的欧洲怀疑论律师之间建立跨国联系。这项研究取材于威廉·里斯-莫格保存的法律团队法庭准备和信件的未经探索的档案，揭示了律师在与欧盟竞争中所扮演的隐藏角色。