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The Four Freedoms of the EU Internal Market: Is the Free Movement of Persons More Basic?

Projektbeschreibung

Eine philosophische Analyse der vier Freiheiten des EU-Binnenmarktes

Zwar gibt es umfangreiche juristische Literatur zu den vier Grundfreiheiten des EU-Binnenmarktes (freier Waren-, Personen-, Dienstleistungs- und Kapitalverkehr), es klafft jedoch in Bezug auf die philosophische Analyse eine beträchtliche Lücke. Im über die Marie-Skłodowska-Curie-Maßnahmen finanzierten Projekt EUFREEDOMS sollen die philosophischen Grundlagen der vier Freiheiten betrachtet und eine Reihe von Fragen zu den durch die vier Freiheiten garantierten Rechten behandelt werden. Darüber hinaus wird im Rahmen des Projekts die Möglichkeit geprüft, eine Hierarchie zwischen den vier Freiheiten aufzustellen. Das Team von EUFREEDOMS ist bestrebt, die vier Freiheiten mit sozialen Rechten in Einklang zu bringen und damit einen Beitrag zur Debatte über die EU-Integration und zur Stärkung der Legitimität der vier Freiheiten bei der Bevölkerung zu leisten.

Ziel

EUFREEDOMS examines the philosophical underpinnings of the four fundamental freedoms of the EU single market (the free movement of goods, persons, services, and capital). While the legal literature on the four freedoms is huge, much less effort has been made to analyse the freedoms in philosophical terms. Philosophical debates have focused predominantly on the free movement of natural persons. Yet, there are many interesting questions about all the freedoms. How can we best interpret the rights protected by the freedoms? Which kind of justifications should be given of the four freedoms? How are EU citizens benefited by having each of the freedoms? How should we understand the relationships between the freedoms? is there a hierarchy between the freedoms? Is the free movement of persons worthier of protection than the free movement of capital? How should we handle conflicts between the freedoms and other values (e.g. social rights)? EUFREEDOMS is an interdisciplinary project that contributes to the political theory literature of the EU with an analysis of the philosophical foundations of the four freedoms, which will contribute to shed light on the nature of the rights protected by the freedoms, and hence also on the possibility of establishing a hierarchy between the freedoms, arguing that the free movement of persons is more fundamental than the other freedoms: indeed, that it should be considered a basic right. EUFREEDOMS aims to shed light also on the way in which the four freedoms should be balanced with other considerations (e.g. social rights). There are many areas where EUFREEDOMS can have considerable impact: for example, it can contribute to a better understanding of the shape that EU integration should take in the future, and to better legitimising the four freedoms in the eyes of EU citizens.

Koordinator

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
Netto-EU-Beitrag
€ 191 760,00
Adresse
PLACE DE L UNIVERSITE 1
1348 Louvain La Neuve
Belgien

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Région wallonne Prov. Brabant Wallon Arr. Nivelles
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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