Toothless European Citizenship / Šimon Uradnik

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

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1. STATUS OF UNION CITIZENSHIP: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

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1.1 Establishment of Union citizenship by Treaty of Maastricht 1.2 (Non-)Adjustment Brought up by Treaty of Amsterdam 1.3 From Ideals of Constitution for Europe to Treaty of Lisbon 1.4 Reins of Development Solely on Shoulders of Court of Justice

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2. ESSENCE OF UNION CITIZENSHIP: GENUINE LINK OR DIRECT BOND 2.1 Factual Relation: Genuine Link

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2.2 Legal Relation: Direct Bond

3. LEGAL CHARACTER OF UNION CITIZENSHIP: AUTONOMY?

3.1 Origin of Form-Status 3.2 Autonomy of Form-Status

4. LEGAL CHARACTER OF UNION CITIZENSHIP: NONVICARIOUSNESS?

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4.1 Nonvicarious Rights Springing from ‘Non-Nation-State’

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4.2 Nonvicarious Rights Springing from European Union

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CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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ABSTRACT

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KURZFASSUNG

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