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Mel Cousins

Selected Works

2007

Citizenship

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The 'Right To Reside' And Social Security Entitlements, Mel Cousins Dec 2006

The 'Right To Reside' And Social Security Entitlements, Mel Cousins

Mel Cousins

This case note looks at a decision by a Tribunal of Social Security Commissioners concerning the interpretation of the UK 'right to reside' test and its compatibility with EU law. The note sets out the background to the test, examines recent legislative changes, and discusses possible developments.


Citizenship, Residence And Social Security, Mel Cousins Dec 2006

Citizenship, Residence And Social Security, Mel Cousins

Mel Cousins

In two recent cases the Court of Justice has considered the impact of Union citizenship on the long-standing issue of the exportability of social security payments. These decisions clarify (i) the position of the Court in relation to the material scope of the protection provided by Article 18 EC, i.e. that the exercise of free movement is itself sufficient to bring an issue within the scope of the Treaty regardless of whether the issue actually in dispute involves a question of Community law and (ii) that the Court will examine residence requirements as a restriction on the freedoms conferred by …