The Bozkurt-Interpretation Rule and the Legal Status of Family Members of Turkish Workers under Decision 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council

Author: van der Mei, A.P.

Source: European Journal of Migration and Law, Volume 11, Number 4, 2009 , pp. 367-382(16)

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, an imprint of Brill

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Abstract:

Since the 1995 ruling in Bozkurt, as far possible, the Court of Justice has applied the leading principles governing free movement of workers in its case law on the legal status of Turkish nationals under Decision 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council. This article considers the implications of the Bozkurt-interpretation rule for the rights of family members of Turkish workers. Judgments such as Ayaz, Derin and Gürol reveal a gradual strengthening of the rights of Turkish family members, which enable them, like family members of Community workers, to integrate into the host State's society.

Keywords: EEC-Turkey Association Agreement; Decision 1/180; access to employment; social advantages; family members; study grants

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157181609789804268

Publication date: 2009-10-01