Citizenship stripping, fair procedures, and the separation of powers: A note on Damache v. Minister for Justice
Damache concerned a constitutional challenge to s.19 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (‘the 1956 Act’). This section outlined the statutory process the executive branch – acting through the Minister for Justice (‘the Minister’) – had to follow before revoking a certificate of naturalisation. The Supreme Court of Ireland held that the fact the executive both initiated the proposal to revoke and made the final decision to confirm or dismiss it, was contrary to fair procedures.
European Commission launches an infringement procedure against Malta and Cyprus over the sale of EU Citizenship
On 20 October, the European Commission (EC) has issued letters of formal notice regarding the investor citizenship programmes in Cyprus and Malta, thus opening an infringement procedure against the two countries.
Immigrant Incorporation in East Asian Democracies
Erin Aeran Chung
Immigrant Incorporation in East Asian Democracies
Cambridge University Press
2020
Naturalization policies, citizenship regimes, and the regulation of belonging in anxious societies
Leah Bassel, Pierre Monforte, David Bartram, Kamran Khan
Naturalization policies, citizenship regimes, and the regulation of belonging in anxious societies
Ethnicities
2020
Social citizenship in federations: free movement and social assistance rights in the EU and beyond
Cecilia Bruzelius and Martin Seeleib-Kaiser
Social citizenship in federations: free movement and social assistance rights in the EU and beyond
West European Politics
2020
Allegiance, Foreign Citizenship and the Constitutional Right to Stand for Parliament
Rayner Thwaites and Helen Irving
Allegiance, Foreign Citizenship and the Constitutional Right to Stand for Parliament
Federal Law Review
2020
A Nation on Paper: Making a State in the Republic of Biafra
Samuel Fury Childs Daly
A Nation on Paper: Making a State in the Republic of Biafra
Comparative Studies in Society and History
2020
Webinar on the Expat Vote
Over the last fifty years most states have expanded their electorate by offering voting rights to their citizens residing abroad. Turnout has, however, remained almost consistently low and only in a few occasions has the expat vote had a significant impact on electoral outcomes.