What variables influence the electoral behaviour of citizens voting in home country elections from abroad? Despite the growing interest of migration scholars for the topic of external voting, this question remains largely unanswered. Basing ourselves on the existing political science Read More …
On July 20, 2015, in Frank v. Canada (Attorney General) (2015 ONCA 536, CANLII), the highest court of Ontario upheld the validity of a section of the Canada Elections Act that prohibits long-term Canadian expatriates from voting in federal elections. Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Luicy Pedroza Over the past weeks, the plight of Rohingya refugees has caught the eye of the international media (see, for instance, news reports in the New York Times and Guardian). They are emigrants from Myanmar Read More …
by EUDO citizenship expert Alberto Martín Pérez The Seventh final provision of the Law 19/2015, July 13th, regarding administrative reform measures in the fields of the Administration of Justice and the Civil Registry, recently passed, introduced a new regulation Read More …
Generate the Charts The ELECLAW indicators measure the degree of inclusion of the electoral franchise for three categories of potential voters or candidates: resident citizens, non-resident citizens and non-citizen residents. They cover both the right to vote (VOTLAW) Read More …
In spite of the recent increase in dual citizenship, there are widespread fears that this double status undermines loyalty towards the state, understood as identification with and political participation in the country of residence. We analyze whether there are systematic Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Ana Rita Gil On 22 June 2015 Portugal has amended its Nationality Act by Organic Law 8/2015. Under the amended law, the Public Prosecutor may oppose to a nationality acquisition by marriage or other Read More …
By Patrícia Jerónimo, University of Minho On 29 May 2015 the Portuguese parliament adopted an amendment to the Nationality Law, which grants citizenship to persons born abroad, if they are second-degree descendants of Portuguese citizens who have not lost Read More …
by EUDO Citizenship expert Alberto Martín Pérez On 11 June the Spanish Congress passed the law facilitating access to citizenship for Sephardic Jews. It will enter into force on 1 October 2015 and will open the gate for a three-year Read More …
In a decision published on 8 June 2015, the High Court of England and Wales overturned an earlier decision of the Home Office to refuse citizenship to a minor on character grounds. Read the analysis in Free Movement and Read More …
