Case Note by Helena Wray, EUDO CITIZENSHIP UK expert ZH (Tanzania) v SSHD [2011] UKSC 4 This British Supreme Court decision, handed down on 1st February 2011, concerned the weight to be given to a citizen child’s best interests when Read More …
by Loïc Azoulai, European University Institute A genuine European integration Let me say first where I see the main contribution of this judgment to the development of European citizenship. In the case-law of the Court which gave substance to this Read More …
by EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Gianluca Parolin, American University in Cairo When Egyptian voters entered the polling stations on 19 March 2011, they found on the ballot a different text of the proposed amendments previously announced by the Supreme Council of Read More …
by Elspeth Guild, University of Nijmegen 8 March is generally celebrated as International Women’s Day. This year it may be celebrated as a milestone in children’s rights in the EU and as a point of transition for citizens of the Read More …
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by EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Gianluca Parolin, American University in Cairo Just after Mubarak’s resignation on 11 Feb 2011, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) assumed power and declared the suspension of the 1971 Constitution. A few days later, Read More …
By Anja Wiesbrock, University of Maastricht On 8 March 2011 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice issued a significant ruling regarding the interpretation and scope of the concept of European Union Citizenship. In an eagerly anticipated Read More …
By Rainer Bauböck, EUDO CITIZENSHIP co-director In a major decision on 8 March 2011, the European Court of Justice has decided that Mr. Gerardo Ruiz Zambrano, a Columbian citizen, has a right to residence in Belgium and does not need Read More …
Hungary/Slovakia: While applications for Hungarian citizenship in neighbouring countries increase, Slovakia is likely to go back to toleration of dual citizenship In 2010, the Hungarian Parliament passed an amendment to the Hungarian Citizenship Act that provides for a preferential and Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Dimitris Christopoulos – Ass. Professor, Departement of Political Science and History, Panteion University. On 1 February 2011, the 4th Chamber of the State Council (Symvoulio tis Epikrateias) has questioned the constitutionality of Law 3838/2010 concerning third Read More …
