The case of Chisuse and Others versus Department of Home Affairs (CC:155/19)

Posted onApril 14, 2020April 21, 2023

In South Africa an amended Citizenship Act has left some born outside of the country to a South African parent without access to citizenship. This is despite having a vested right to citizenship under previous legislation. The Constitutional Court recently heard a case seeking to confirm a High Court order to ‘read in’ to the legislation to rectify this seemingly inadvertent deprivation. But the Department of Home Affairs argues such deprivation is intentional and justified.

Why we need a Year of Action against citizenship stripping’

Posted onApril 9, 2020April 21, 2023

Concerned about the growing instrumentalisation of nationality and deterioration of the institution of citizenship, the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion presents two new resources to learn about more about the practice of citizenship stripping and relevant international standards which limit state power to do so: the World’s Stateless 2020 – Deprivation of Nationality; and the Principles on Deprivation of Nationality as a National Security Measure.

A migrant voting typology

Posted onApril 1, 2020April 21, 2023

Migrant voters face four distinct options: immigrant voting, emigrant voting, dual transnational voting, and abstention.

Travel Bans in Europe: A Legal Appraisal

Posted onMarch 23, 2020April 21, 2023

Unprecedented travel bans and border closures for Union citizens are legally problematic. The Commission and the Member States should strive to establish uniform and proportional practices that enhance legal certainty.

The curious case of Peter Handke’s Yugoslav passport

Posted onMarch 18, 2020January 12, 2021

Was Peter Handke a naturalised Yugoslav citizen and why does it matter?

Coronavirus: citizenship infected

Posted onMarch 13, 2020March 26, 2020

The recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus shows the role citizenship plays in the context of public health responses to emergencies, including evacuations and quarantines, travel and socio-cultural constraints. In neither of these cases is this role unproblematic.

Crude and standardised rates of ordinary naturalisation in Swiss municipalities: new interactive maps

Posted onMarch 13, 2020April 21, 2023

At the beginning of this century, discriminatory practices in some communes of central Switzerland have been at the centre of public debate: in order to document the differences in the municipal practices we need to better understand standardised naturalisation rates.

Trump’s new, undemocratic, denaturalisation policy

Posted onMarch 3, 2020April 21, 2023

Last week, the US Justice Department announced the creation of a “Denaturalisation Section”, which will focus on stripping US citizenship status of those it believes had acquired it fraudulently. However, this choice contributes to the undermining of the post-World War 2 consensus that the right to citizenship is a basic human right.

Scotland adopts a more inclusive franchise

Posted onFebruary 27, 2020April 21, 2023

On 21 February, the Scottish Parliament approved the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill that extends the franchise in Scottish parliamentary (Holyrood) and local government elections in two significant ways.

Three important lessons from the recent decision of the Colombian Constitutional Court

Posted onFebruary 19, 2020April 21, 2023

The Colombian Constitutional Court took an important decision in the context of the current migratory movement triggered by the crisis in Venezuela. This judgment could become a benchmark for the fight against statelessness.

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The case of Chisuse and Others versus Department of Home Affairs (CC:155/19)

Why we need a Year of Action against citizenship stripping’

A migrant voting typology

Travel Bans in Europe: A Legal Appraisal

The curious case of Peter Handke’s Yugoslav passport

Coronavirus: citizenship infected

Crude and standardised rates of ordinary naturalisation in Swiss municipalities: new interactive maps

Trump’s new, undemocratic, denaturalisation policy

Scotland adopts a more inclusive franchise

Three important lessons from the recent decision of the Colombian Constitutional Court

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