Free Movement of Persons in the Nordic States: EU Law, EEA Law, and Regional Cooperation

Researchers from all five Nordic States investigate the tensions, gaps, and overlaps between EU citizenship, EEA law, and Nordic initiatives to facilitate cross-border mobility. They analyze the legal development of nationality law and the rights of residence and access to social rights in the Nordic States. The study asks if the Nordic States are going beyond EU free movement law to make naturalization to a citizenship in a Nordic state particularly attractive.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 09 February 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Researchers from all five Nordic States (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) delve into the complexities, disparities, and overlaps arising from the interplay of EU citizenship, EEA law, and the Nordic initiatives aimed at facilitating cross-border mobility of individuals within the region. Conducting a comprehensive analysis, the researchers adopt a dual approach. Firstly, they trace the legal evolution of nationality law in the Nordic states, examining the historical, political, and social factors that have shaped these laws. Secondly, they outline the rights of residence and access to social rights that stem from the three distinct regimes: EU citizenship, EEA law, and Nordic citizenship. The central question posed by the study is whether the Nordic States, through their regional cooperation, are venturing beyond the confines of EU free movement law, thereby making naturalization to a citizenship in a Nordic state particularly appealing. This groundbreaking and insightful work offers a distinctive perspective on EU citizenship and free movement law, shedding light on the evolving dynamics and developments in the region.

Researchers from all five Nordic States (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) explore the tensions, gaps, and overlaps arising from the interplay of EU citizenship, EEA law, and the Nordic initiatives that aim to facilitate cross-border mobility of persons in the region. The analysis takes a dual approach. Firstly, it tracks the legal development of nationality law in Nordic states, examining the historical, political, and social factors that have shaped these laws. Secondly, it sets out the rights of residence and access to social rights that follow from the three different regimes: EU citizenship, EEA law, and Nordic citizenship. The central question posed by the study is whether the Nordic States, through their regional cooperation, are venturing beyond the confines of EU free movement law, thereby making naturalization to a citizenship in a Nordic state particularly appealing. This groundbreaking and insightful work offers a distinctive perspective on EU citizenship and free movement law, shedding light on the evolving dynamics and developments in the region.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 241 x 164 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509951840