Can it be argued that there exists a concept of Nordic citizenship, founded on inter-Nordic cooperation and its relationship with EU law and EEA law? 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. Secondly, it sets out the rights of residence and access to social rights that follow from the three different regimes. It asks if the Nordic States, through their regional cooperation, are ‘going beyond’ EU free movement law, making naturalisation to a citizenship in a Nordic state particularly attractive. This important new work gives a unique perspective on EU citizenship and free movement law.
PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Free Movement of Persons in the Nordic States Katarina Hyltén-Cavallius (Linnaeus University, Sweden ) and Jaan Paju (Stockholm University, Sweden) PART II THE INTERPLAY OF EU LAW, EEA LAW AND NORDIC COOPERATION: VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES 2. The Vision and Legal Reality of Regional Integration in the Nordic States Henrik Wenander (Lund University, Sweden) 3. Free Movement of Persons in the Nordic States through EU Law and EEA Law Graham Butler (Aarhus University, Denmark) 4. Fundamental Rights of the Individual in EEA Law: The Tension between the ECHR Standards and the EU Charter Davíð Þór Björgvinsson (University of Akureyri and University of Iceland) 5. Closure of Borders in the Three Nordic EU Member States During the Covid-19 Pandemic Ulla Neergaard 9 University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Jaan Paju (Stockholm University, Sweden) and Juha Raitio (University of Helsinki, Finland) PART III THE INDIVIDUAL’S ACCESS TO FREE MOVEMENT RIGHTS IN THE NORDIC REGION 6. Free Movement Rights in Denmark Catherine Jacqueson (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) 7. Free Movement Rights in Sweden Thomas Erhag (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) 8. Free Movement Rights in Finland Päivi J Neuvonen (Durham University, UK) 9. Free Movement Rights in Norway Christian NK Franklin (University of Bergen, Norway) 10. Free Movement Rights in Iceland Ciarán Burke (University of Jena, Germany) and Ólafur Ísberg Hannesson (EFTA Court, Luxembourg) 11. Free Movement of Persons and the Autonomous Territories in the Danish Kingdom: Greenland and the Faroe Islands Ulla Neergaard (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) PART IV CONCLUSION 12. Flickering Contours of a Nordic Citizenship Encircling a Legal Core of EU/EEA Law Katarina Hyltén-Cavallius (Linnaeus University, Sweden ) and Jaan Paju (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Katarina Hyltén-Cavallius is Assistant Professor of Law at Linnaeus University, Sweden. Jaan Paju is Associate Professor of European Law at Stockholm University, Sweden.
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[Free Movement of Persons in the Nordic States] provides an illuminating insight into the Nordic context for both Nordic and non-Nordic scholars, and serves as a handbook for the Nordic free movement regime and related legislation in each country. * Common Market Law Review *
