The Colombian Constitutional Court took an important decision in the context of the current migratory movement triggered by the crisis in Venezuela. This judgment could become a benchmark for the fight against statelessness.
The Raad van State (Council of State of the Netherlands, sitting as Supreme Administrative Court of the Netherlands) decided how the Netherlands authorities have to deal with the cases which gave rise to the preliminary ruling procedure decided by Court of Justice of the European Union in Tjebbes and Others.
The Australian High Court was called to decide whether Aboriginal Australians, born overseas, without the statutory status of Australian citizenship and owing foreign allegiance (ie possessing a foreign citizenship), were ‘aliens’ within the meaning of s 51(xix) of the Australian Constitution. If they were, then they could be deported under the relevant provisions of the Migration Act 1958.
On 11 December 2019, the Parliament of India amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 approving a proposal of Amit Shah, India’s home minister and member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) of 2019 provides a path Read More …
In October 2019, the Parliament of Latvia passed a law, which will enable children born in Latvia to two ‘non-citizen’ parents to receive either this country’s citizenship or citizenship of another country upon the request of both parents. The child Read More …
John D. Graeber
Quo vadis, citizenship? A long-term assessment of policy continuity, convergence, and change in contemporary Europe
Journal of Contemporary European Studies
2020
Marie Labussière and Maarten Vink
The intergenerational impact of naturalisation reforms: the citizenship status of children of immigrants in the Netherlands, 1995–2016
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
2020
Roxana Barbulescu and Adrian Favell
Commentary: A Citizenship without Social Rights? EU Freedom of Movement and Changing Access to Welfare Rights
International Migration
2020
Estonia took another step towards eliminating the problem of statelessness and/or absence of Estonian citizenship among children – descendants of Soviet settlers. How much further can the rules be simplified?
Because of an amendment to the Danish citizenship act, children born to a Danish parent who has unlawfully entered or stays in a ‘conflict zone’ will not acquire Danish citizenship by birth. What are potential risks of statelessness?
