Indigenous citizenship, tribal nations and settler states
Although the existence of settler states is often taken for granted, it is good to remember that the first British settlers only arrived...
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Ius soli controversy in Italy
While Italy used to be a country of emigration from which millions of people migrated, particularly in the 19th and early 20th century,...
Voluntary harmonisation of European citizenship laws: the Nordic countries example
EU citizenship is currently a status derived from Member State nationality. This derivative nature is not a historically unique...
Citizenship law developments in India (part 2)
Last week it was seen that India’s lower house of parliament has approved the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which grants residency...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70 (part 2)
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the American Journal of International Law...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70
Last month, on 10 December 2018, the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was celebrated. It is important to...
Citizenship law developments in India
The Future Citizen Institute has previously reported on India because of the concept of Overseas Citizenship, created to maintain ties...
Cultural differences and access to citizenship: polygamous marriages
Globalisation implies that the interaction between different legal systems will continue to increase. We previously touched on this in...
Dual nationality and remittances
The growing tolerance of dual citizenship has meant that an increasing number of countries are treating their citizens abroad as part of...
The Roma community’s citizenship deficit
On a number of occasions the Future Citizenship Institute has drawn attention to minorities that have a precarious citizenship status or...
Same-sex parents and citizenship law
Last month, when reporting on the first gender neutral passport issued by the Netherlands, we discussed the Coman judgment of the Court...
Sephardic Jews seeking access to Spanish citizenship
In October 2015, a Spanish law entered into force which allows the descendants of Jews expelled from 15th century Spain to apply for...
Citizenship scandals in Britain and Austria
In 2018, two European countries were confronted with a similar situation. First, Britain was confronted with the Windrush scandal, which...
Dual citizenship: are two nationalities necessarily of equal weight?
When reading a piece of scholarship in which the author argues that ‘more segregation is needed’ and speaks of a ‘no longer justifiable...
Can Cape Verde become an EU country?
It is usually agreed that EU Member States keep strong relationships with former colonies as illustrated by the relationship between Cape...
Israel’s ‘Nation-State’ Law
Israel’s citizenship regime has from the country’s establishment in 1948 always been characterized by an ethnic orientation. As explained...
Nationality, Personal Status and Private International Law
When asked about citizenship, many people will automatically link this concept to migration and voting rights. This is the well-known...
Theresa May survives no-confidence vote, as Brexit deal continues to create divide
Theresa May survived the no-confidence vote by 83 votes, but will step down from the 2022 election. However, more than a third of...
Australia plans to expand its citizenship deprivation powers
The matter of treason has come to play a prominent role in the nationality debate as a result of global terrorism. Several countries have...
One in three Moldovans hold Romanian citizenship
The Future Citizen Institute has written on a number of occasions on the acquisition of a nationality of a Member State of the EU by...
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