The Stratification of Rights and Entitlements: Access to Residency, Welfare and Justice by Migrants in the UK

Sonia Morano-Foadi, Macca Teclehaimanot, Luke David Campbell, Casey Alves

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Abstract

This paper focuses on how law, policy and practice in the UK affords residency, and provides access to welfare and justice, to three particular groups of migrants, namely: Citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) (EEA states include member states of the European Union and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Switzerland is neither an EU nor EEA member but is part of the single market—this means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals) and their family members as well as non-EEA economic migrants and asylum seekers. It highlights the ‘stratification of rights and entitlements’ in considering how UK policy, law and practice continues to apportion certain rights and entitlements to migrants, depending on their status when entering, living and working in the country. The work also discusses the current legal landscape in the UK, and notes, where possible, the impact of UK’s withdrawal from the EU on the stratification of rights and entitlements to migrants in the UK.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLaw and Migration in a Changing World
EditorsMarie-Claire Foblets, Yves Carlier
Pages723-755
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9783319995083
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Apr 2022

Publication series

NameIus Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law (GSCL)
PublisherSpringer Cham
Volume31
ISSN (Print)2214-6881
ISSN (Electronic)2214-689X

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