Judgment of the Court of 7 July 1992.

The Queen v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Surinder Singh, ex parte Secretary of State for Home Department.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division - United Kingdom.

Freedom of movement for persons - Right of residence of the spouse of a national of a Member State who returns to establish himself in his country of origin.

Case C-370/90.


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:1992:296
07/07/1992 The Queen v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Surinder Singh, ex parte Secretary of State for the Home Department
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:1992:296
07/07/1992 The Queen v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Surinder Singh, ex parte Secretary of State for the Home Department
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:1992:229
20/05/1992 The Queen v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Surinder Singh, ex parte Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Reports of Cases

1992 I-04265

Swedish XIII/I-00019 Finnish XIII/I-00019

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.01 Right of entry and of residence
      B-04.01.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 17/12/1990

Date of the Opinion

  • 20/05/1992

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

07/07/1992


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 86 from 03.04.1991, p.9

Judgment: OJ C 189 from 28.07.1992, p.8

Name of the parties

The Queen v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Surinder Singh, ex parte Secretary of State for the Home Department

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Albers, H.S.J.: Vrij verkeer van personen:'Derde-landers'en omgekeerde discriminatie, Nederlands tijdschrift voor de mensenrechten 1992 p.886-893
  2. Sewandono, I.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen 1993 nº 1
  3. Cartou, Louis: Libre circulation des personnes (travailleurs et non salariés), Les petites affiches 1993 nº 9 p.25-26
  4. Cullen, Holly: Spouses' Rights to Free Movement - Community Rules Prevail, The Journal of Social Welfare Law 1993 p.77-82
  5. Watson, Philippa: Free Movement of Workers: A One Way Ticket?, Industrial Law Journal 1993 p.68-77
  6. Dios, José María de: Jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas, Revista Jurídica de Catalunya 1993 p.587-589
  7. Boutard-Labarde, Marie-Chantal: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes. Libre circulation des personnes et des services, Journal du droit international 1993 p.426-427
  8. Von Schwanenflügel, Matthias: Die Singh-Entscheidung des EuGH - Niederlassungsrecht des Ehegatten eines Gemeinschaftsbürgers aus einem Drittstaat, Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht 1993 p.854-855
  9. White, Robin C.A.: A Fresh Look at Reverse Discrimination?, European Law Review 1993 p.527-532
  10. Fierstra, M.A.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1994 p.198-202
  11. Lüdke, Hendrik: Inländerdiskriminierung in ausländerrechtlichen Vorschriften - Reichweite der Singh-Entscheidung des EuGH, Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht 1994 p.1178-1180
  12. X: Gazette du Palais 1995 II Som. p.278-279
  13. Groenendijk, C.A.: Rechtspraak Vreemdelingenrecht in 100 uitspraken (Ed. Ars Aequi Libri - Nijmegen) 2001 nº 93
  14. Luijendijk, J.: Indiase man van Britse vrouw wil recht van verblijf in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Het recht van de Europese Unie in 50 klassieke arresten (Ed. Boom Juridische Uitgevers - Den Haag) 2010 p.238-243



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division - United Kingdom

Subject-matter

  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of establishment
  • Freedom to provide services

Provisions of national law referred to

Immigration Act 1971, section 3(5)(a)

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

Cour plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Grévisse

Advocate General

Tesauro

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • Italian