Geven v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen
| Geven v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
|---|---|
| Court | European Court of Justice |
| Citation(s) | (2007) C-213/05 |
| Keywords | |
| Free movement of workers | |
Geven v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (2007) C-213/05 is an EU law case, concerning the free movement of workers in the European Union.[1][2]
Facts
A Dutch woman, Wendy Geven, residing in the Netherlands, doing minor employment in Germany, claimed German child-raising allowance. German law required residence. Ms Geven claimed this violated her right to free movement under TFEU article 45.
Judgment
The Court of Justice, Grand Chamber, held the German government could justify the indirect discrimination of a residence requirement to claim the child benefit. Justifications could include encouraging the birth rate, allowing parents to care for children themselves by giving up employment, and benefiting people who had ‘established a real link with German society.’
See also
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Free movement of workers
TFEU arts 45-48
Free Movement of Workers Regulation 492/2011
Lawrie-Blum v Land Baden-Württemberg (1986) Case 66/85
Steymann v Staatssecretaris van Justitie (1988) Case 196/87
Trojani v Centre public d’aide sociale (2004) C-456/02
Belgian Football Association v Bosman (1995) C-415/93
Angonese v Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano SpA (2000) C-281/98
Finanzamt Köln Altstadt v Schumacker (1995) C-279/93
Weigel v Finanzlandesdirektion für Vorarlberg (2004) C-387/01
Hendrix v Employee Insurance Institute (2007) C-287/05
Geven v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (2007) C-213/05
Free Movement of Citizens Directive 2004/38/EC
Gravier v City of Liege (1985) Case 293/83
Metock v Minister for Justice (2008) C-127/08
Vander Elst v Office des Migrations Internationales (1994) C-43/93
See EU law and free movement
- European Union law
References
- ^ Martin (2007-01-01). "Comments on Jia v. Migrationsverket (Case C-1/05 of 9 January 2007), Hartmann v. Freistaat Bayern (Case C-212/05 of 18 July 2007), Geven v. Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (Case C-213/05 of 18 July 2007) and Hendrix v. Raad van Bestuur van het Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (Case C-287/05 of 11 September 2007)". European Journal of Migration and Law. 9 (4): 457–471. doi:10.1163/138836407X250517. ISSN 1388-364X.
- ^ Countouris, Nicola; Freedland, Mark Robert (2013-10-10). Resocialising Europe in a Time of Crisis. Cambridge University Press. pp. 383–384. ISBN 978-1-107-04174-5.
