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EU Court of Justice finds Malta ‘golden passports’ scheme incompatible with EU law
In an interesting and important decision of the Court of Justice of the EU, sitting as a Grand Chamber in Commission v Malta (Citizenship by Investment) [2024]…
“Suspension of Citizenship” in the Hungarian Constitution: On Statelessness, Bull**** and Authoritarian Lawmaking
An ancient and beloved Hungarian folktale is the story of King Matthias and the Clever Girl. According to the story, King Matthias the Just, who often…
‘Passportisation’: ECtHR finds imposition of Russian citizenship in Crimea a breach of article 8 ECHR
A. Introduction The term ‘passportisation’ refers to the practice of extending nationality to substantial numbers of individuals beyond the boundary of the state, including by forcible…
Maltese ‘golden passports’: Advocate General rejects European Commission claim of ‘genuine link’ requirement for naturalisation
On 21 March 2023, the European Commission brought infringement proceedings against Malta in the Court of Justice of the European Union for its continued refusal to end…
Beyond Individual Persecution: European Court’s Constitutionalism in Afghan Women’s Asylum Case
On 4th October, the Third Chamber of the European Court of Justice in AH & FN v. Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum held that ‘gender’ and…
Nationality as the basis of protected status under Geneva Convention IV: A mysterious case of mistaken death
For a civilian caught up in the crossfire of an international armed conflict, determining protected status under international humanitarian law (‘IHL’) represents more than a theoretical exercise of…
Nicaragua: Expatriation as an Aggravated Form of Political Persecution
In an unprecedented move in the modern history of international law, Nicaragua has stripped more than 300 dissident citizens of their nationality in the last two weeks. 222…
Nottebohm Under Attack (Again): Is it Time for Reconciliation?
Introduction The Nottebohm judgment has recently come under attack in the context of the European Commission’s position on investment by citizenship (CBI) schemes, also known…
Protecting the Rights of the Rightless: The UN Human Rights Committee and the Right to Acquire a Nationality under International Law
On December 28, the UN Human Rights Committee published its views in a ground-breaking case (Communication n. 2918/2016, CCPR/C/130/D/2918/2016), finding that the Netherlands had violated a child's right to…
Repatriating the Children of Foreign Terrorist Fighters and the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights
UPDATE: The CRC admissibility decision referred to in the post is no longer publicly available via ODS. I am unsure as to why that’s the case. Readers can find…
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