(Not) losing out from Brexit

Brexit is a personal concern for EU citizens living in the UK and UK
citizens living in the EU. They fear their rights will become bargaining
chips in the negotiations. This article makes an inventory of what would
happen without withdrawal agreement, and looks at the possibilities
for securing residence and social security rights post Brexit based on
current EU, international and national law. It takes into account how
actors other than the negotiating parties might press for guarantees
outside the negotiating framework. The article concludes that personal
concerns are justified. However, Brexit also inspires non-state actors to
secure rights and their activities go beyond the occasional lobbying for
a particular outcome in the negotiation process.