Citizenship withdrawal and expulsion of those posing a threat to national security has been a standard feature of liberal democracies throughout their historical development. The current revival of citizenship deprivation powers in numerous Western governments in the spirit of the Read More …
French EUDO CITIZENSHIP experts Virginie Guiraudon and Patrick Weil contribute to the recent debate on deprivation of citizenship of dual nationals in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris. For more information on the proposed deprivation rules and the Read More …
The concept of the sovereignty of the individual citizen reconnects with the largely forgotten origins of a revolutionary tradition exemplified in the thoughts and opinions of James Wilson and recognized by Hannah Arendt. In two important decisions—Chisholm (1793) and Dred Read More …
The Guardian has published a compelling article on everyday problems faced by people who grew up stateless, pointing to the ‘fate awaiting children of Syrian refugees if their nationality is not resolved’. Real life stories that inform the article also Read More …
On 22 December, the Lithuanian parliament adopted amendments to the country’s citizenship law, allowing dual citizenship for Lithuanians with ‘special merits’, defined as activities that strengthen Lithuania’s statehood, power and authority internationally. The current Constitution forbids dual citizenship except in Read More …
Immigration is transforming the societies of Europe and North America. Yet the political implications of these changes remain unclear. In particular, we lack credible evidence on whether, and how, becoming a citizen of the country of residence prompts immigrants to Read More …
This week the Mexican Senate approved a constitutional reform to allow limitless transmission of Mexican citizenship by birth to third and subsequent generations born abroad. By doing so, the Mexican Senate removed a 1997 restriction on ius sanginis citizenship transmission Read More …
The terrorist attacks that happened in Paris on 13 November 2015 have been followed by a toughening of citizenship rules in a number of countries. This is reflected in both a more cautious approach to naturalisation and in proposals to Read More …
High court judges have ruled that the home secretary’s decision to reject applications from the wife and two adult children of an Egyptian Islamist, a potential extremist, unlawful. Judges said that the home secretary acted unlawfully because ‘ parliament had Read More …
The number of people working in the UK who were citizens of EU-14 countries (that is, countries that joined the EU before 2004, such as Germany and Spain), was no longer smaller than the number of those born in EU-14 Read More …
