Professor Daniel Thym holds the Jean-Monnet-Chair of European, International and Public Law at the University of Konstanz (Germany). He serves as managing director of the 'Research Centre Immigration & Asylum Law' in Konstanz, after having previously worked at Humboldt-University in Berlin. Thym regularly appears as an expert witness in the home affairs committee of the German Bundestag, contributes to the pan-European 'Odysseus Academic Network', and serves as the Vice-Chairperson of the German Expert Council on Integration and Migration. Thym has published widely on diverse issues of European law, with a special focus on immigration, citizenship, asylum, and constitutional affairs.

• Introduction


• Part I Overarching Themes


• 1: Building an Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice


• 2: Institutional Prerogatives and Decision-Making


• 3: Court of Justice: Achievements and Limitations


• 4: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Methodology


• 5: Human Rights and State Sovereignty


• 6: Doctrinal Foundations of the Case Law


• 7: Administrative Dimension


• 8: Agencies (Frontex and Asylum Agency)


• 9: Databases


• Part II Sectoral Legislation and Policies


• 10: General Features of EU Legislation


• 11: Visa Policy


• 12: Border Controls


• 13: Common European Asylum System


• 14: Legal Migration


• 15: Integration and Settlement


• 16: Irregular Presence and Return


• 17: Association Agreements with Neighbours


• 18: International Cooperation with Third States

European Migration Law explores the growth of EU migration law in both legislative and judicial developments. It analyses the general framework behind the EU rules of migration, the significance of human rights in policy making, and explores the legislation surrounding key issues including entry into EU territory, border controls, and asylum.