This book examines the phenomenon of dual nationality in the European Union, particularly against the background of the status of European citizenship – a status that is linked to the nationality of each EU Member State. While the first part of the book sets out the current approach towards (dual) nationality in Public and Private International Law as well as in EU Law, the second part consists of an (historical) overview of the dual nationality regimes in two traditional immigration countries (France and the Netherlands) and two traditional emigration countries (Italy and Spain). The book shows, from the perspective of dual nationality, that the autonomy of Member States in the field of nationality law is becoming increasingly problematic for the EU. The author therefore takes the position that there is arguably a need for the (minimum) harmonization of European nationality laws.

Publication details and link to source: Olivier W. Vonk, ‘Dual Nationality in the European Union’, Brill, Leiden, 2012.