The volume provides a first-ever comprehensive account of the concept and the role of the family in EU law. It explores the family in EU law from four different angles. The first part of the book considers the philosophical and theoretical foundations of the family in the law in general, including the definition of the family under EU law. The second part provides an overview of the rights conferred upon the family by Union law and assesses whether these cater for the needs of all families. The third part of the book examines the EU family from the perspective of family diversity in comparison with the European Convention on Human Rights. Finally, the fourth part offers insights into how EU law deals with some situations of crisis that are faced by families in the EU. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This volume offers legal and non-legal perspectives on the development of the concept of 'family' in EU law.

About the Author
Marja-Liisa OEberg is Associate Professor of EU Law at Lund University. She specialises in EU constitutional and external relations law, the internal and external boundaries of EU integration, and its interdisciplinary dimensions. She is the author of The Boundaries of the EU Internal Market: Participation without Membership (Cambridge University Press 2020). Alina Tryfonidou is Assistant Professor of EU Law and Family Law at the University of Cyprus. She specialises in EU law, family law, and the rights of sexual minorities. She has written extensively on issues concerning EU free movement law and the cross-border legal recognition of same-sex relationships and parenthood.


Book Information
ISBN 9781009498821
Author Marja-Liisa OEberg
Format Hardback
Page Count 326
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 639g