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Stripping Citizenship is a power best left to history books

"Latvia's latest citizenship law reform is a case in point of the inconsistencies linked with instrumentalizing citizenship for policy ends."

23 March 2022 | Opinion

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In a recent oped by Maarten Vink and Laura Van Waas, citizenship and nationality rights are discussed highlighting the increase of deprivation powers with majority cases being individualised across Europe.

"In almost 80 percent of countries around the world, citizens can be deprived of their citizenship based on disloyalty, military or other service to a foreign country or other criminal offences." [..]

"This trend is worrying for several reasons." [..]

Continue reading Maarten Vink & Laura Van Waas's recent publication on EUobserver.

Last update: 23 March 2022

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