In this chapter, I will start with a comparative overview over the meaning and purpose of citizenship, followed by a presentation of various ways to access and lose citizenship by making reference to as many jurisdictions as possible. I will then present cases from specific jurisdictions are provided (US, Germany, France and South Africa) aiming at showing the role of courts in dealing with the many challenges facing citizenship.

Keywords: #Citizenship; #Citizenship; #Loss_of; #Constitutional_law; #Comparative studies.

Khalil, Asem. Citizenship. In: The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, May 2017.

Those interested in obtaining a copy of the article can contact us or the author.

.للمهتمين بالحصول على نسخة من المقالة يمكن مراسلة الصفحة أو المؤلف

.للاطلاع على المقالة اضغط هنا

.المقالة متاحة باللغة العربية على هذا الرابط