Free Movement and Welfare Access in the European Union: Re-Balancing Conflicting Interests in Citizenship...

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Dr Victoria Hooton (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Germany)

Free Movement and Welfare Access in the European Union

Re-Balancing Conflicting Interests in Citizenship Jurisprudence

Dr Victoria Hooton (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Germany)

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Hart Publishing
13 November 2025

Welfare & benefit systems; Citizenship & nationality law; Law for the lay person

Series: Modern Studies in European Law

This book assesses the balancing act between EU free movement law, fundamental EU objectives and Member States’ concerns regarding their welfare systems. It takes a novel dual approach: namely combining doctrinal analysis of EU citizenship case law with an examination of mobility data. This allows the study to clearly show an imbalance between the representation and protection of these conflicting interests in EU case law. It goes further, identifying avenues for reform and highlighting the importance of the principle of proportionality for attaining a legitimate balance of interests. In a field in which much has been written, this offers a truly original perspective. It will be much welcomed by scholars of EU free movement and citizenship law.

By: Dr Victoria Hooton (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory Germany)
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781509966899
ISBN 10: 1509966897
Series: Modern Studies in European Law
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 13 November 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Victoria Hooton is Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Germany.

Reviews for Free Movement and Welfare Access in the European Union: Re-Balancing Conflicting Interests in Citizenship Jurisprudence

[The] book reflects on the need to clarify the constitutional role of EU citizenship, its direction and its telos. Hooton … puts forward a ready-to-use, comprehensive legal toolbox on proportionality: the hope is that the relevant constitutional actors consider the suggestions so persuasively advocated. * European Journal of Migration and Law *