The EU Citizenship Directive

A Commentary
3. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-19-898407-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 246 mm

The EU Citizenship Directive defines the right of free movement for citizens of the European Economic Area. It applies to EU citizens and their family members who move to another Member State. This might at first seem like a straightforward definition, but immediately questions arise. Who determines if a person is an EU citizen at all? What about dual citizens of two Member States, or of one Member State and a non-Member State (a 'third State')? What is the position of EU citizens who move to one Member State, and then return to their home Member State?

This book provides a comprehensive commentary on the EU's Citizens' Directive tracing the evolution of the Directive's provisions, placing each article in its historical and legislative context. Special emphasis is placed on highlighting the connections and interactions between the Directive's constituent provisions so as to permit a global appreciation of the system of free movement rights to which the Directive gives effect. Each provision is annotated containing a detailed analysis of the case-law of the Court of Justice as well as of related measures impacting upon the Directive's interpretation including European Commission reports and guidelines on the Directive's implementation.

The fully updated third edition updates key legal developments, including case law, Commission guidance, Brexit implications, and new EU free movement agreements with Switzerland and others.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guild, Elspeth

Peers, Steve

Tomkin, Jonathan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- The EU Citizens' Directive-An Introduction

- 1: General Provisions

- 2: Right of Exit and Entry

- 3: Right of Residence

- 4: Right of Permanent Residence

- 5: Provisions Common to the Right of Residence and the Right of Permanent Residence

- 6: Restrictions on the Right of Entry and the Right of Residence on Grounds of Public Policy, Public Security, or Public Health

- 7: Final Provisions

- 8: Special Free Movement Arrangements With Non-EU Countries

- Appendix I: Directive 2004/38/EC of The European Parliament and of The Council of 29 April 2004

- Appendix II: Extracts- Brexit withdrawal agreement

Über Autor(innen)

Elspeth Guild is a Professor of Law at the University of Liverpool who has written and practiced extensively on EU free movement law and EU immigration and asylum law.

Steve Peers is a Professor of Law at Royal Holloway, University of London who has written extensively on EU free movement law and EU justice and home affairs law, including immigration and asylum.

Jonathan Tomkin is a lawyer in the EU Commission legal service who has practiced extensively in the field of EU free movement law.