Recent news from Colombia and Nicaragua points to citizenship stripping increasingly being used as a political weapon. In Colombia, 40,000 people have been arbitrarily deprived of their nationality over the past two years. In late 2021, the Colombia’s National Civil Registry Office Read More …
As a recognition of their significant contribution to the ongoing work of GLOBALCIT, we are recognizing the efforts of three external collaborators of our network: Iseult Honohan, Timothy Jacobs-Owen and Luuk van der Baaren Iseult Honohan, Emeritus Associate Professor at Read More …
On 10 December 2022, the Parliament of Japan passed a Bill to amend the Civil Code and an Amendment of the Nationality Act. These amendments concern proof of nationality and the loss of nationality due to annulment of parentage.
This conference will investigate global variation in inclusiveness of citizenship laws and franchise regulation
17-18 November, Badia Fiesolana
The Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT) is seeking to recruit new experts to assist with our data collection.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has featured GLOBALCIT data on a dedicated page on citizenship and migration as part of its Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC).
Today marks the launch of a new joint report on citizenship stripping by GLOBALCIT and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion. The report offers the first comprehensive global analysis of nationality deprivation powers and how these have evolved since 9/11.
On 28 February 2022, the Latvian parliament adopted several amendments that enable Latvian citizens to serve in the military of Ukraine.
A new study shows that a facilitated naturalisation procedure for third generation immigrants in Switzerland has had limited impact in practice.
GLOBALCIT is pleased to share a selection of highlights from our work in 2021.
