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The Edinburgh Europa Research Group is pleased to invite you to its upcoming event:
EU Citizenship and Access to Social Assistance Benefits: A Defence of Recent Case Law
Tuesday 4 October 2016
5pm – 6pm
David Hume Tower · Room LG.09
George Square · Edinburgh EH8 9JX
Martijn van den Brink
PhD Candidate in European Union Law
European University Institute
Recent CJEU case law concerning EU citizens’ entitlement to social assistance benefits (Dano & Alimanovic), in which the Court decided to defer to the eligibility criteria laid down in the Citizenship Directive, is defended on two grounds. First, it is suggested that the use of legislation allows for a better regulation of the position of economically inactive EU citizens than the Court’s case-by-case process. More importantly, the Court made the right decision for reasons of process – that is, the democratic legitimacy of the law.
Prof Niamh Nic Shuibhne | Discussant
Professor of European Union Law
The University of Edinburgh
Emily Hancox | Chair
Europa Research Group Co-Convenor
PhD Candidate in Law
The University of Edinburgh
This event is free and non-ticketed
All are welcome
PARTICIPANTS
Martijn van den Brink
European University Institute
Martijn van den Brink is PhD Candidate in European Union Law at the European University Institute. He research interests include the jurisprudence of the EU courts and the European legal dimension of national welfare systems.
Niamh Nic Shuibhne
The University of Edinburgh
Prof Niamh Nic Shuibhne is Professor of European Union Law at the University of Edinburgh. She is Joint Editor of the Common Market Law Review and her research focuses on substantive EU law from a constitutional perspective, in particular free movement.
Emily Hancox (@emily_hancox)
The University of Edinburgh
Emily Hancox is Co-Convenor of the Edinburgh Europa Research Group and PhD Candidate in Law at the University of Edinburgh. She is Managing Editor of the Edinburgh Law School Research Paper Series and her research focuses on the scope of application of European Union law.
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