Outputs (24)

The limits of European Union citizenship. (2000)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 2000. The limits of European Union citizenship. In Bankowski, Z. and Scott, A. (eds.) The European Union and its order: the legal theory of European integration. Oxford: Blackwell, chapter 8, pages 149-167.

This chapter analyses the establishment and implications of European Union citizenship. It suggests that the definitions and parameters of citizenship as per the Treaty are both bold and vague, and that there is great potential for these to be furthe... Read More about The limits of European Union citizenship..

The evolution of the European regulation of asylum: from Geneva to Amsterdam. (1999)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 1999. The evolution of the European regulation of asylum: from Geneva to Amsterdam. In Harding, C. and Lim, C.L. (eds.) Renegotiating Westphalia: essays and commentary on the European and conceptual foundations of modern international law. Developments in international law, 34. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, chapter 9, pages 257-272.

This chapter examines the emergence of "new asylum" in Europe to 1997. New policy (safe countries of origin), new laws (re-admission treaties) and new language (e.g. the concept of "manifestly unfounded" claims) are found to now govern the management... Read More about The evolution of the European regulation of asylum: from Geneva to Amsterdam..

The politics of alterity and exclusion in the European Union. (1998)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 1998. The politics of alterity and exclusion in the European Union. In Fitzpatrick, P. and Bergeron J.H. (eds.) Europe's other: European law between modernity and postmodernity. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing [online], chapter 8, pages 157-176. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429444265-9

The notion of the human face of Europe merits evocation after almost 50 years of planned integration. What face does Europe now present or represent? A selective and inaccurate representation of the integrated European might be a white, prosperous an... Read More about The politics of alterity and exclusion in the European Union..

Citizenship in the constitution of the European Union: rhetoric or reality? (1996)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 1996. Citizenship in the constitution of the European Union: rhetoric or reality? In Bellamy, R. (ed.) Constitutionalism, democracy and sovereignty: American and European perspectives. Aldershot: Avebury, pages 96-110.

This paper will explore the nature of European Union citizenship in the context of the constitutionalisation1 of the EC/EU. The concept was formally introduced by the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and presents many problems in its current state. Und... Read More about Citizenship in the constitution of the European Union: rhetoric or reality?.