European Migration Law

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