Abstract :
[en] Scholarly debate, legal rules and policy on dual nationality suffer from a fatal flaw:
the various situations of dual nationality are conflated in one single category, linked
to a single policy. This article argues that the debate would win in clarity if the various
situations were untangled. In order to demonstrate the need for more discrimination
in situations of multiple citizenship, two cases are discussed: the first one
relates to the various situations which may come under the heading of dual nationality.
In particular, the argument is made that dual nationality arising out of birthright
citizenship should not be confused with situations where a second nationality is voluntarily
acquired. The second case where more segregation is in order relates to the
treatment of the two nationalities possessed by an individual. The argument goes
that the two nationalities should not be treated on equal par, as they rarely have the
same value and weight.
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