Review article
https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.16.3.5
European Citizenship: Development, Influence, and Challenges
Milan Marković
; Faculty of Political Science and Faculty of Law, University of Podgorica, Montenegro
Aleksandra Vukašinović
; chief of Cabinet of the President of the Constitutional Court of Montenegro
Abstract
The authors analyse the concept of European citizenship, its most important aspects and the rights and freedoms it encompasses. The most important legal sources of European citizenship are analysed: the founding treaties of the EU, the regulations and directives of the EU institutions, and the long-term judicial practice of the European Court of Justice that has played a key role in the development of this area of EU law. The paper further explores the rights and freedoms
of European citizenship, such as the freedom of movement and residence, in order to better comprehend the complexity of European citizenship law. The paper also takes a deeper look into the case law of the ECJ, and the manner it has changed the interpretation of the law on European citizenship. By analysing certain landmark cases, the paper illustrates the historical development and legal transformation the concept has undergone. Finally, the paper explores the ideological aspect of European citizenship – the idea of European identity and
its influence on European citizenship – to better understand the driving forces and ideals behind the concept
Keywords
European Citizenship; EU Citizenship; European identity; European Union; European Court of Justice; freedom of movement and residence
Hrčak ID:
168145
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Publication date:
8.9.2016.
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