What Happened to Equality? : The Construction of the Right to Equal Treatment of Third-Country Nationals in European Union Law on Labour Migration

In 'what Happened To Equality? The Construction Of The Right To Equal Treatment Of Third-country Nationals In European Union Law On Labour Migration', Fridriksdóttir Examines Five European Union Directives On Labour Migration That Were Adopted Based On A Sectoral Approach To Labour Migration Management. An Account Of The Negotiations Between The Commission, The Council And The Parliament On The Five Directives Reveals How Access To Territory And The Labour Market, The Right To Equal Treatment And The Right To Family Reunification Were Constructed For The Different Groups Of Labour Migrants And How Differentiation Between Groups Of Migrants, And Discrimination Against Migrants Compared With Nationals Which Contravenes International And European Human Rights Framework And International Labour Law, Is Institutionalized. Theories And Discourses On Migration Management -- The Right To Non-discrimination And Equal Treatment As It Relates To Nationality In The International And European Human Rights And International Labour Law Framework -- Policy Developments On Migration Management Leading To A Sectoral Approach To Labour Migration Into The European Union -- The Blue Card Directive -- The Employers Sanctions Directive -- The Single Permit Directive -- The Seasonal Workers Directive -- The Intra-corporate Transfer Directive -- Eu Law On Labour Migration : The Compatibility Of A Sectoral Approach To Migration Management And The Right To Equal Treatment Of Third-country Nationals. By Bjarney Friðriksdóttir. Based On Author's Thesis (doctoral - Radboud University, Faculty Of Law, 2016) Includes Bibliographical References (pages 417-444) And Index.