Due to fears of European Union (EU) nationals that the Brexit vote would jeopardise their status in the UK, naturalisation requests are on the increase. The sale of textbooks used for the preparation of the citizenship exam has quadrupled. Meanwhile, Read More …
Who should have the right to vote – and who does? This chapter focuses on these two central questions, and combines discussion of the normative principles of the demos with a comprehensive mapping of the electoral rights in national elections Read More …
UK courts have referred to the Court of Justice a case on whether or not a person who is a naturalised citizen (now Spanish and British dual citizen) still benefits from the EEA Regulations/Citizens Rights Directive. The key question is Read More …
An increased number of Latino immigrants in the United States are seeking the country’s citizenship in order to be eligible to vote in the presidential elections. Media report that the increase in naturalisations comes as a reaction to the Campaign Read More …
On 1 March 2016 the Dutch Senate accepted a bill that broadens the power of the Minster of Justice to withdraw Dutch citizenship from a person who has been convicted for facilitating a terrorist crime, unless this would render the Read More …
This book examines the changing role played by the European Union and international standards on loss and acquisition of nationality. It provides a comparative analysis of EU Member States regulations, administrative practices, court rulings and statistical data on questions related Read More …
While most people experience their nationality as a fixed and integral feature of their identity, it is not necessarily a permanent or immoveable characteristic. Indeed, most States’ nationality laws feature a set of rules—alongside those which elaborate the conditions for Read More …
The Canadian House of Commons is deliberating the proposal to amend the country’s Citizenship Act, thus facilitating naturalisation for foreign residents by reducing the residence condition from four to three years, repealing the ‘intent to reside’ provision, physical residence requirement Read More …
The United Kingdom Home Secretary Theresa May has proposed measures to enable the Home Office to strip dual nationals who are convicted of sexual crimes from their UK citizenship. The proposal comes in response to the increase in sex abuse Read More …
The National Consultative Commission for Human Rights (CNCDH) has voiced its concerns regarding the draft constitutional Law on the Protection of the Nation, which is currently debated in the French Parliament. The CNCDH considers measures such as the proposed deprivation Read More …
