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Zhu and Chen [2004]
June 2, 2007 | 1 Comment
As a new variant of citizenship cases, we have to mention the Catherine Zhu decision of 19 October 2004. This case gives us the opportunity to examine once more the evolution of the concept of EU Citizenship and most of all the rights linked to it.
Catherine Zhu was the child of a Chinese couple working […]
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Michel Trojani [2004]
June 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Trojani case tried to settle the boundaries of the concept of EU Citizenship regarding access to social security benefits. The decision of the ECJ in the Trojani case went further with the development of the relationship between article 12 and 17 EC Treaty.
The applicant in this case was a French national lawfully residing in […]
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Marie-Nathalie D’Hoop [2002]
June 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
In the D’Hoop case, the ECJ broadened its reasoning to migrant nationals of one Member State. Ms. D’Hoop a Belgian national had completed her baccalaureate in France before commencing university studies in Belgium. After she had completed her university studies she had applied for a “tide over allowance” (a social benefit available for students seeking […]
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Brian Francis Collins [2004]
June 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
In the Collins case, the applicant possessed dual Irish – American nationality and in May 1998, moved to the UK in order to find work in the social services sector. A month later, however, he applied for the jobseeker’s allowance. He was refused because he was not a habitual UK resident.
The ECJ decided that as […]
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Hacene Akrich [2003]
June 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The impact of fundamental rights on EC law can best be seen in cases concerning third country nationals. After many years in which the interests of third country nationals were largely ignored, EC law is increasingly viewing the rights of third country nationals lawfully resident in one of the Member States as being much the […]