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24 June 2019

„Mama Laudaaa“: der Sommerhit des deutschen Migrationsrechts­diskurses

Während die Sommerferien und die Hitzewelle den Großteil der Bevölkerung in die Badeseen und Freibäder treiben, herrscht in Migrationsrechtskreisen wieder einmal helle Aufregung. Dieses Mal scheint der liberale Verfassungsstaat zu eruieren, weil der Bundestag sich anschickt, einige kleinere Änderungen des Staatsangehörigkeitsrechts zu beschließen. Astrid Wallrabenstein warnte an dieser Stelle kürzlich vor einem „Paradigmenwechsel“. In diesem Blogbeitrag geht es mir um eine inhaltliche Replik auf ihren Beitrag und die Logik des migrationsrechtlichen Diskurses. Continue reading >>
22 June 2019

Die Egalisierungsfunktion der Staatsangehörigkeit

Der Entwurf der Bundesregierung zur Änderung des Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetzes sieht die Ausbürgerung von Deutschen vor, die sich an Kampfhandlungen einer Terrormiliz im Ausland konkret beteiligen. Dies gilt freilich nur für Mehrstaater und bringt damit einen fundamentalen Paradigmenwechsel zum Ausdruck: die Staatsangehörigkeit verliert ihre grundlegende staatsrechtliche Funktion, die darin besteht, Menschen als gleiche Staatsbürger des politisch verfassten Gemeinwesens zu verstehen. So wichtig es ist, dass die Bundesrepublik Deutschland Terrorismus effektiv bekämpft, so wenig darf sie dabei einen Unterschied nach der Staatsangehörigkeit machen. Continue reading >>
20 June 2019

The Citizen, the Tyrant, and the Tyranny of Patterns

Good citizenship cannot be captured or fixed by an algorithm, because: (1) people genuinely disagree about what good citizenship is; (2) there are limits to how any conception of good citizenship can be enforced in states that uphold the rule-of-law; and (3) even the best scheme of algorithmic citizenship would fail to achieve its objectives due to the inherent weaknesses of applying algorithms to social affairs. Continue reading >>
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16 June 2019
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Staatsangehörigkeit in Geiselhaft

Auf den ersten Blick wirkt der Gesetzentwurf der Bundesregierung zum Verlust der Staatsangehörigkeit für Terror-Kämpfer im Ausland als hilfloser Umgang mit Personen, die ein militärisches Gewaltpotential an den Tag gelegt haben. Auf den zweiten Blick offenbart er aber eine Abkehr von der Essenz moderner Staatsangehörigkeit. Sie besteht in der fundamentalen Gleichheit der Staatsbürger, die durch diesen Status formalisiert wird. Continue reading >>
05 April 2019

The Tjebbes Fail: Going Farcical about Bulgakovian Truths

In the case of Tjebbes the European Court of Justice has agreed in principle with stripping EU citizens residing abroad of their EU citizenship status and EU democratic rights based on non-renewal of the passport. The judgment showcases the dangerous limits to the understanding of the concept of citizenship by the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice. Continue reading >>
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23 March 2019

Systemic Error – On Hungary’s Extension of European Voting Rights to Non-Resident Citizens

Last December, the Hungarian legislator adopted a rule that allows non-EU-resident Hungarian citizens to vote at the European Parliament elections. This rule is in line with a 2018 Council decision. Implementation done, EU conformity secured, nothing to see here. Or is there? Continue reading >>
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10 March 2019

Is Trump Right? Foreign Fighters and the States’ Obligation to Repatriate Them

The "Islamic State" is virtually defeated. Do states of origin have or have not an obligation under international law to “take back” (i.e. proactively repatriate) detained IS fighters who are their nationals? Continue reading >>
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30 January 2019

A Citizenship Maze: How to Cure a Chronic Disease?

European Union (EU) citizenship is in crisis. If the Eurozenship debate, composed of experts on EU citizenship, is analogized to a doctor’s diagnosis, the outcome is more extensively polarized than initially thought—a chronic disease, not just a temporary disorder. As I follow the debate, it is no longer clear what the problem is—there seem to be too many, real and imaginary—or how to heal it. Some issues seem to be “genetic,” part of the EU’s DNA, yet others resemble a concrete illness that may be cured, so the argument goes, by a “doctor's prescription,” which in law means a legal design. Continue reading >>
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29 January 2019

Member State and EU Citizenships Should be Strengthened Rather than Disentangled

While perhaps appealing as a gesture towards addressing problems such the anticipated deprivation of rights following Brexit, statelessness, or wide variation in Member State naturalization and denaturalization policies, these proposals are impracticable in the absence of international recognition of EU citizenship (which would normally require recognizing the EU as a state, which in turn should normally mean that the Member States cede competence over citizenship), challenge deeply rooted national stories of peoplehood with an emerging story of European peoplehood, and risk undermining fragile public support for EU rights. Continue reading >>
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29 January 2019
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Citizenship Revocation in Italy as a Counter-Terrorism Measure

A 2018 Italian Decree Law allows the revocation of citizenship based on a decision of the Minister of the Interior when a person has been convicted for terrorist offences. However, this provision specifically addresses immigrants and their children who became Italian citizens. Continue reading >>
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