Democracy undermined: elections in the UK are changing – here’s how
In this blog post, Toby James explains the implications of the UK’s recent Elections Act 2022.
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The ECtHR on citizenship revocation: Solving or compounding the confusion?
Earlier this month, the European Court of Human Rights rejected a complaint brought by a Danish-born man convicted of terrorist offences challenging the revocation of his Danish citizenship and his expulsion to Tunisia. The decision brings closure to a controversial case and shines new light on the sensitive relationship between citizenship revocation and Article 8 ECHR.
Passportization: Russia’s “humanitarian” tool for foreign policy, extra-territorial governance, and military intervention
In this blogpost, Elia Bescotti, Fabian Burkhardt, Maryna Rabinovych, and Cindy Wittke discuss passportization as a tool of Russian foreign policy in the context of the recent war of aggression against Ukraine.
Surrogacy as citizenship deprivation in S.H. v. Poland
In this blog post, Sarah Ganty analyses the recent admissibility decision of the European Court of Human Rights in S.H. v. Poland concerning the citizenship status of surrogate children.
Statelessness Statistics and IROSS: The UN Statistical Commission Grapples with Definitions
In this blogpost, Bronwen Manby discusses difficulties concerning the collection of statelessness statistics, focusing in particular on the efforts of the UN Statistical Commission to develop International Recommendations on Statelessness Statistics (IROSS).
British citizenship as a non-constitutional status: The UK Supreme Court ruling in PRCBC
In this blogpost, Timothy Jacob-Owens discusses the UK Supreme Court decision in PRCBC, comparing the ruling with earlier case law and considering some wider institutional factors which may help to explain the outcome.
New York City Restores Local Voting Rights for Noncitizens
In this blogpost, Els de Graauw discusses New York City’s recently enacted law to restore local voting rights for noncitizens. She contextualises this city law by situating it in the history of noncitizen voting in the United States and by comparing it to other recently adopted initiatives that advance urban citizenship in New York City.
Clause 9 of the Nationality and Borders Bill: An (Un)exceptional Event
In this blogpost, Rachel Pougnet discusses the proposed citizenship deprivation powers under Clause 9 of the Nationality and Borders Bill in the context of limited constitutional safeguards in the UK.
A New GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset: What, Why and How?
In this blogpost, Luuk van der Baaren and Maarten Vink present the new GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset and identify major key global trends.
The implications of Chile’s 2021 Immigration Law for citizenship and nationality
Chile’s 2021 Immigration Law creates a new regulatory and institutional framework for immigration to the country. This blog post explores the implications of Chile’s 2021 Immigration Law for the prevention and elimination of statelessness, nationalisation of resident foreigners, and electoral rights.