Nationality law in the western hemisphere : : a study on grounds for acquisition and loss of citizenship in the Americas and the Caribbean / / Olivier Vonk.

• VerfasserIn: Vonk, Olivier W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (426 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In Nationality Law in the Western Hemisphere , Olivier Vonk provides the first comprehensive overview in English of the grounds for acquisition and loss of citizenship in the thirty-five independent countries in the Americas and the Caribbean. Employing a typology developed by the European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship, he convincingly shows that different nationality laws can be compared by using a systematic analytical grid. The individual country chapters additionally pay due regard to issues such as dual citizenship and statelessness, and include thorough historical observations as well as extensive bibliographical references for each state. Nationality Law in the Western Hemisphere allows academics, practitioners, governments and international organizations to assess nationality legislation beyond a purely national context.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Olivier Vonk -- Introduction to Part 1 / Olivier Vonk -- Non-Sovereign Caribbean Territories that Belong to Britain, France, the Netherlands, or the United States / Olivier Vonk -- Key Observations from the Nationality Law-related Case Law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights / Olivier Vonk -- On Modes of Acquisition and Loss of Nationality The European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship Typology / Olivier Vonk -- Introduction to the Country Analyses / Olivier Vonk -- Comparative Conclusions by Individual Mode of Acquisition and Mode of Loss of Citizenship / Olivier Vonk -- Bibliography / Olivier Vonk -- Index / Olivier Vonk.