The Economist writes that the British decision to leave the European Union (EU) ‘provided a swift, if unwelcome, education for Britain’s 3m EU migrants about what rights they enjoy’. The EU citizens will take part as voters and candidates in Read More …
The Parliament of Malta has unanimously voted to change the country’s constitution and expand its electoral franchise by reducing the age threshold for voting in national and European Parliament elections to 16 years of age. Read more here. For details Read More …
GLOBALCIT Co-director Jo Shaw as been elected as one of 66 new Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). As an RSE Fellow, Prof. Shaw will “provide independent and expert advice to policymakers, support aspiring entrepreneurs, develop research capacity Read More …
Check out Christine Hobden’s report on citizenship law in South Africa
The Winter 2018 issue of the American Political Science Association (APSA) Migration and Citizenship Newsletter includes a research institute profile for GLOBALCIT. Read about our previous and planned activities and do not hesitate to contact us if you have any Read More …
The Supreme Court decides that a registration condition in the British Nationality Act which is impossible to satisfy for descendants of the female line has to be ignored. Section 5(1) of the British Nationality Act 1948 stipulated the the general rule Read More …
The presiding judge of an Amsterdam court will refer preliminary questions on the consequences of the British withdrawal from the European Union to the European Court of Justice. The question will address the EU citizenship rights of British nationals after Read More …
Human Rights Watch reports that Bahraini authorities have deported eight stateless Bahrainis, since the end of January 2018. The stripping of citizenship and deportation was based on a 2012 ruling that foresaw such actions for “damaging state security.” Since 2012, Read More …
During the Universal Periodic Review Sessions that took place in late January, the Human Rights Council had The Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Burundi, France, Israel, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Tonga and the United Arab Emirates under review. The focus Read More …
GLOBALCIT team participates in FAIR EU (Fostering Awareness, Inclusion and Recognition of EU Mobile Citizens’ Political Rights) project funded by Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Commission. The project is implemented by European Citizens Action Service (ECAS), in consortium Read More …
