Questions on EU citizenship after Brexit referred to the ECJ
The presiding judge of an Amsterdam court will refer preliminary questions on the consequences of the British withdrawal from the European Union to the European Court of Justice. The question will address the EU citizenship rights of British nationals after Read More …
Bahrain: citizenship deprivations and deportations
Human Rights Watch reports that Bahraini authorities have deported eight stateless Bahrainis, since the end of January 2018. The stripping of citizenship and deportation was based on a 2012 ruling that foresaw such actions for “damaging state security.” Since 2012, Read More …
Universal Periodic Review Sessions: nationality and statelessness in focus
During the Universal Periodic Review Sessions that took place in late January, the Human Rights Council had The Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Burundi, France, Israel, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Tonga and the United Arab Emirates under review. The focus Read More …
(Un)preferential treatment: ‘Special’ and particularistic citizenship norms in the EU28, 1992–2015
By Djordje Sredanovic, (Un)preferential treatment: ‘Special’ and particularistic citizenship norms in the EU28, 1992–2015 Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 2018 Read More …
GLOBALCIT team participates in FAIR EU project on voting rights for mobile EU citizens
GLOBALCIT team participates in FAIR EU (Fostering Awareness, Inclusion and Recognition of EU Mobile Citizens’ Political Rights) project funded by Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Commission. The project is implemented by European Citizens Action Service (ECAS), in consortium Read More …
Is the six-week rule disqualifying Irish citizenship ‘unlawful’?
Two months after the UK voted to leave the European Union, Ireland introduced a new policy, whereby citizenship applicants must not have been absent from Ireland for more than six weeks in the year preceding the application. This rule may Read More …
Ecuador seeks to confer diplomatic status on Julian Assange
Julian Assange has received Ecuadorian nationality in December 2017. Following this, Ecuador following then purported, in January, to grant him the status of a diplomat in the UK. This gave rise to new claims that the UK now has the Read More …
Different treatment of gay couples’ children on grounds of DNA
The US government treats the twin sons of a gay couple differently. The twins were born to an anonymous egg-donor and two fathers: one US citizen and one Israeli citizen. The couple married in Canada, where the twins were born. Read More …