UK involvement in the EU Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice (AFSJ) has been patchy. It never joined the Schengen border-free zone, and when in 2014 it exercised a block exit from all AFSJ measures, it selectively rejoined a substantial number. Even if partially outside, the UK has been a...

This chapter discusses the Danish 'adjustable bend', the Norwegian 'anglers' loop' and bespoke Brexit-Europol 'tangles' - to shed some light on the options for the UK's post-Brexit participation in AFSJ. The chapter will examine how an 'in-between' solution will affect the rule of law and the...