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...
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The concept of “safe third country”: the (counter) example of Turkey
Collaboration with countries of origin and transit of immigrants has been included significantly in the EU’s responses to the “refugee...
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...
Is Morocco relaxing the control of its border with Spain?
A recent IOM report shows that 100,630 migrants and refugees arrived to Europe by sea in 2018, including 49,013 to Spain, the region’s...
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...
The Global Compact’s controversy (4/4): Return and reintegration
On December 19th, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly...
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...
The shifting circumstances of sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco
Recently, Morocco’s border with Spain has been in the spotlight due to an important increase in the number of migrants crossing the...
What is the difference between migrants and refugees?
Lately, the Global Compact for migration has been making headlines. In the meantime, the Global Compact on Refugees was adopted on...
The Global Compact’s controversy (3/4): Promoting independent, objective and quality information
On December 19th, the Global Compact on migration (GCM) was adopted by the General Assembly with 152 votes in favour. Several States have...
Trump: US immigration at the Southern border is a “crisis of the heart and the crisis of the soul”
The US President addressed the nation on Tuesday night to update on the government shutdown and his infamous wall. He did not provide any...
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...
Donald Trump threatens to declare a state of emergency to bypass Congress in his quest for the wall
The US President is holding his unrelenting stance in favour of a wall across the Mexican border, keeping the government on shutdown for...
The Global Compact’s controversy (2/4): Migrants’ detention
On December 19th, the Global Compact on migration was adopted by the General Assembly with 152 votes in favour. Several States have...
What will 2019 bring for the EU?
2019 is expected to be a crucial year for the EU, with the European Parliament elections of 23 May 2019 being eagerly awaited by some and...
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...
The Global Compact’s controversy (1/4)
On December 19th, the Global Compact was adopted by the General Assembly with 152 votes in favour. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel,...
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