The Human Right to Citizenship - Hardcover

Zilbershats, Yaffa

9781571051974: The Human Right to Citizenship

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157105197X ISBN 13: 9781571051974

Publisher: Brill Nijhoff, 2003

The book endeavors to establish the standards for vesting citizenship, in the hope that applying these standards will result in every person being granted citizenship of the State which is the center of his/her life. The author considers the connection between loyalty to the State and citizenship; the principles which should shape the concept of loyalty to the State; the dilemma of multiple citizenship and the right to citizenship in the light of current political changes. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

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Synopsis:

This important work is the first study on an individual's right to citizenship. It addresses questions such as: Have the rules of international law, emanating from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created a means by which individuals can achieve citizenship? Do States have clear guidelines to follow that will ensure persons attain citizenship? Indeed, is such a framework practical, and if so, what principles will dictate its implementation? The author defines citizenship, reviews and analyses the various sources of international law which deal with the issue of citizenship and reaches the conclusion that international law, at this stage of its development, does not vest every person with the right to citizenship. The book endeavours to establish the standards for vesting citizenship, in the hope that applying these standards will result in every person being granted citizenship of the State which is the centre of his/her life.

The author considers the connection between loyalty to the State and citizenship; the principles which should shape the concept of loyalty to the State; the dilemma of multiple citizenship and the right to citizenship in the light of current political changes.

About the Author:

Dr. Yaffa Zilbershats is an expert on public international law, constitutional law and human rights law. She teaches at the Faculty of Law at Bar-Ilan University, Israel and is Vice Dean of that Faculty .

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