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Theories Of Loss Of Citizenship, T. Alexander Aleinikoff
Theories Of Loss Of Citizenship, T. Alexander Aleinikoff
Michigan Law Review
The underlying issue that I address in this essay is whether the Constitution ought to be read to prohibit denationalization of U.S. citizens. (I will use the term "denationalization" to refer to the government's act of terminating citizenship. "Expatriation" will be used to refer to an individual's voluntary relinquishment of citizenship.) In examining this question, I will explore citizenship from four different perspectives - rights, consent, contract, and community - in search of a theoretical framework for the Supreme Court's doctrine in the denationalization cases.
The Concept Of Citizenship: Challenging South Africa's Policy, Joe W. (Chip) Pitts Iii
The Concept Of Citizenship: Challenging South Africa's Policy, Joe W. (Chip) Pitts Iii
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The concept of citizenship has come to represent the full cluster of civil rights held by individuals as members of modern states. Therefore, of all the "reforms" undertaken by South Africa in response to the economic and political instability of the last two years, the most potentially far reaching was State President P. W. Botha's announcement that citizenship would be restored' to South African blacks. In September 1985, Botha affirmed that some form of citizenship would be extended to all South Africans. Finally, on July 2, 1986, the South African government passed The Restoration of South African Citizenship Act."