Empowering for a European civic culture: European Union citizenship education, access to rights and political participation

2018 ◽  
pp. 137-154
Author(s):  
Wieger Bakker
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Civic Culture ◽  
Education Access ◽  
Union Citizenship

scholarly journals Once again: Plural nationality

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Ulrich Jessurun d’Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Sexual Equality ◽  
Sensitive Areas ◽  
Dual Nationality ◽  
Union Citizenship ◽  
Natural Result ◽  
New Phenomena

Plural nationality is as normal as single nationality, and it is accepted as inevitable by more and more states. It is the natural result of the existence of states and the vast and overlapping diversity of criteria for attribution of nationality. Von Savigny and Laurent wrestled in their time with similar problems as we witness nowadays, although new phenomena such as sexual equality and increased mobility create new urgencies. Brexit prods some states into embracing dual nationality. Some sensitive areas are explored, first of all antiterrorist measures in the field of nationality, where plural nationality is welcomed as it enables states to divest themselves of unwanted citizens. These policies are discriminatory and weaken the bond of nationality for monopatrides as well. Finally, George Scelle’s theory on dédoublement fonctionnel is used to explain that Member States attribute the nationality of the European Union, leading to Union citizenship, alongside the Union citizenship as based on the nationality of the Member States. This explains the differences between national citizenships and the more limited Union citizenship.

European Union citizenship – free movement for all?

2018 ◽  
pp. 144-179
Author(s):  
Jessica Guth ◽  
Sanna Elfving ◽  
Sophie Mayat
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Free Movement ◽  
Union Citizenship

Twenty Years of CJEU Jurisprudence on Citizenship

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 821-834
Author(s):  
Prof. Dr. Gerard-René de Groot ◽  
Ngo Chun Luk
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Member State ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Union Law ◽  
Member States ◽  
Constant Friction ◽  
Union Citizenship ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

The history of the European Union has been fraught with constant friction between the sovereignty of the Member States and the supranational powers of the Union, with the Union gaining terrain in fields of law traditionally belonging to the Member States. Despite this tension, certain legal fields are steadfastly asserted as belonging to the Member States. Notably, Member States regulate the grounds of the acquisition and loss of nationality. The Treaty of Lisbon highlights that the nationality of Member States is scarcely governed by European Union law, if at all. The sole provision governing the relationship between Member State nationality and Union law, i.e., Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) stresses the primacy of Member State nationality.Reality, however, is often not as simple as such a cursory reading implies. European Union citizenship, once a mere complementary facet of the national citizenships, has transformed into an institution in its own right, forming a symbiotic relationship between the Member State nationality and the European Union.

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