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Title: Legal implications of the deprivation of citizenship in the light of EU law
Authors: Vella Farrugia, Mariah (2020)
Keywords: Citizenship -- European Union countries
Citizenship, Loss of -- European Union countries
Issue Date: 2020
Citation: Vella Farrugia, M. (2020). Legal implications of the deprivation of citizenship in the light of EU law (Bachelor's dissertation).
Abstract: Citizenship is a complex legal and socio-political concept which represents the rights, obligations, privileges and the very identity of individuals. Ever since the establishment of European Union (EU) citizenship in the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, as subsequently amended by the Lisbon Treaty, in the Treaty of the European Union (Art 9 TEU) and the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (Art 20 TFEU et seq), it is clear that a nexus exists between citizenship and EU law. The author is particularly intrigued by the fact that Member States reserve full control over who is granted national citizenship despite the EU ramification that comes with the granting of citizenship of an EU Member State. Yet, whereas it is clear that the competence for granting national citizenship lies squarely at the national level, the question arises as to whether Member States are completely at liberty also to revoke citizenship or whether their competence on the deprivation of citizenship is somewhat limited by EU law. A comprehensive understanding of citizenship and the loss of citizenship is presented, together with the pronouncements of the CJEU which portray the extent to which the Member States are limited by EU law. This dissertation therefore intends to target the loss of citizenship with the aim of exploring the line of demarcation between EU and national competence on citizenship, in turn assessing whether the deprivation of citizenship by a Member State stirs up any EU legal issues. The main objective of this work is to assess whether the deprivation of citizenship of nationals of EU Member States is a matter of EU relevance and whether the EU can offer protection over the sudden loss of national citizenship, since it implies the corresponding loss of EU citizenship. The relevant principles of EU law such as loyal cooperation and proportionality are also examined.
Description: LL.B.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/69936
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