Dilemmas of EU Free Movement Law

This thought-provoking book explores the ambiguity surrounding the objectives of free movement, highlighting how this creates dilemmas that affect its scope and structure. Leading experts assess free movement as a central component of the EU’s evolving constitutional order, evaluating the persistent tension between economic logic and broader social aims.

Contributors demonstrate how free movement law has expanded the constitutional ambition to create a transnational space for values that accommodates regulatory diversity among Member States. They argue that the narrative of the EU as ‘more than a market’ primarily translates into a guarantee of individual self-determination, rather than social emancipation, and that the scope of social protection under EU law continues to be shaped by an enduring market rationale. Critically analysing key areas of constitutional tension, the book examines conflict and balance to highlight how free movement law mediates market integration and social protection.

Dilemmas of EU Free Movement Law is an essential resource for scholars and students of EU law, employment law, human rights and welfare reform. Constitutional lawyers and EU policymakers will also benefit from its intricate analysis and broad coverage.