|
Sponsored Links
Citizenship
Nationality
Naturalization
Leave to Remain
Immigration
Illegal immigration
Statelessness Traditionally under international law and conflict of laws principles, it is the right of each state to determine who its nationals are. Today the law of nationality is increasingly coming under more international regulation by various conventions on statelessness, as well as some multilateral treaties such as the European Convention on Nationality. The legal sense of nationality, particularly in the English speaking world, may often mean citizenship, although they do not mean the same thing everywhere in the world; for instance, in the UK, citizenship is a branch of nationality which in turn ramifies to include other subcategories (see British nationality law). Citizens have rights to participate in the political life of the state of which they are a citizen, such as by voting or standing for election. Nationals need not immediately have these rights; they may often acquire them in due time. Nationality can also mean membership in a cultural/historical group related to political or national identity, even if it currently lacks a formal state. This meaning is said by some authorities to cover many groups, including Assyrians, Basques, Catalans, English, Irish, Welsh, Scots, British, Venetians, Palestinians, Tamils, Quebecers, and many others.
|
Nationality Subcategories
Nationality Articles
|
|
