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Schengen, the European Court of Justice and Flexibility under the Lisbon Treaty: Balancing the United Kingdom's ‘Ins’ and ‘Outs’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2009

Maria Fletcher
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Abstract

Types of flexibility – Tension: demands for diversity v. logic of uniformity – United Kingdom and differentiation under Maastricht and Amsterdam – Court of Justice (77/05 and 137/05) on Articles 4 and 5 Schengen Protocol: a clear signal disapproving UK's ‘pick and choose’ approach – Lisbon Protocols: unparalleled possibilities for differentiation coupled with coercive procedural constraints and threats of ‘expulsion’.

Keywords

European UnionTreaty of LisbonTreaty of MaastrichtTreaty of AmsterdamEuropean IntegrationUnited KingdomSchengen ProtocolEuropean Court of JusticeDifferentiationOpt-outOpt-inDuty of loyal cooperationArea of Freedom, Security and Justice
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Information
European Constitutional Law Review , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 71 - 98
Copyright
Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press and the Authors 2009

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