A note on the dual citizenship tendencies within the European perspective

Marković, Vasilije (2024) A note on the dual citizenship tendencies within the European perspective. In: International scientific thematic conference From national sovereignty to negotiation sovereignty "Days of Law Rolando Quadri", Belgrade, 14 June 2024 : thematic conference proceedings of international significance. Institute of Comparative Law ; University "Niccolò Cusano",, Belgrade; Rome, pp. 271-283. ISBN 978-86-82582-18-2

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Abstract

The policy of dual citizenship on the European continent has undergone significant changes in recent decades. The reasons for these changes are multiple: from increased migration, the impact of the globalization process, gender perspectives, but also the changed role of the state, which is no longer perceived only as an instrument of authoritative governing, but also as a service to citizens, i.e. public service. In the paper, the author describes these influences and tries to show the changed character of dual citizenship on a theoretical level, which is no longer perceived as an a priori negative phenomenon that should be restrained, but as a fact that should be reckoned with, or as a phenomenon that should be strengthened, having in mind in terms of the theoretical framework of the right to dual citizenship. In addition to the theoretical framework, the author also shows the change of citizenship policy on the European continent and on the example of relevant international documents. The evolution can thus be clearly observed if two documents of the Council of Europe, Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and on Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality from 1963 and Convention of the Council of Europe on nationality from 1997, are compared. And while the first, older document has a very negative attitude towards the possibility of dual citizenship, the 1997 convention affirms dual citizenship. This change on the international level was followed by certain changes in the legislation of European countries, which, by applying the comparative law method, will be adequately presented in the paper. Especially in this sense are illustrative examples of countries that until recently were very significant opponents of dual citizenship, such as Denmark, and a special focus will be placed on the solution present in this country. The author's conclusion is that the politics of citizenship, both on the international and the national level, is evolving, but that even now one has to reckon with the irreversibly changed perspective of dual citizenship.

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