Attachment Issues: Assessing the Relationship Between Newcomers and the Constitution
Ashley Mantha-Hollands,
“Attachment Issues: Assessing the Relationship Between Newcomers and the Constitution“,
William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal,
2023.
Sharing citizenship: economic competition, cultural threat, and immigration preferences in the rentier state
Bethany Shockley and Justin Gengler,
“Sharing citizenship: economic competition, cultural threat, and immigration preferences in the rentier state“,
Political Science Research and Methods,
2023.
Weaponized Citizenship: Should international law restrict oppressive nationality attribution?
Kickoff contribution by Neha Jain. Comments by Jelena Džankić, Eleanor Knott, Lindsey N. Kingston, Ramesh Ganohariti, Timothy Jacob-Owens, Bronwen Manby, Peter Spiro, Rainer Bauböck, Noora Lori, Lior Erez, and Neha Jain
Democratising Switzerland: The Significance of the New Naturalisation Initiative
This blogpost argues that the proposed reforms to the citizenship law in Switzerland constitute a paradigm shift in naturalization law, especially because they abandon most integration conditions. On the other hand, the reform would overhaul the locally administered Swiss naturalization system.
Is litigation in African states establishing a right to dual citizenship?
This blog examines the recent decision of the South African Supreme Court of Appeal overturning automatic loss of citizenship without ministerial approval to retain dual citizenship. The post situates the decision amongst the wider set of decisions by African courts on the right to dual citizenship, and finds trends that emerge from these decisions.
Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws
On 13 June 2023, the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, UNICEF, and UN Women met with leaders from governments to call for action to end gender-based discrimination in nationality laws. The meeting was held Read More …
GLOBALCIT Review Symposium of Struggles for Belonging: Citizenship in Europe, 1900-2020 by Dieter Gosewinkel
Introduction and Response by Dieter Gosewinkel ; comments by Daniela Luigia Caglioti, Rainer Bauböck, Maarten Prak and Jo ShawRead More …
Jo Shaw receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Helsinki
GLOBALCIT Co-Director Prof. Jo Shaw has been awarded an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) by the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Law in recognition of her outstanding academic achievements. The conferment ceremony will take place on Friday, 16 June 2023 at Read More …
The Global State of Citizenship: What’s New in the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset, Version 2.0?
This is the third in a series of blog posts on The Global State of Citizenship, accompanying the launch of an updated version of the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset. The first blog post on discrimination in citizenship law was published on May 1. The second blog post on security-based citizenship deprivation was published on May 12. This blog post highlights what is new in the updated version of the Dataset compared to its predecessor.
The Global State of Citizenship: Security-based citizenship deprivation resurgent and widespread
This is the second post in a series of blog posts on The Global State of Citizenship, accompanying the launch of an updated version of the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset. It studies the four categories providing for loss of citizenship related to security grounds.