Citizenship in Question : Evidentiary Birthright and Statelessness

Citizenship is often assumed to be a clear-cut issue - either one has it or one does not. However, as the contributors to Citizenship in Question demonstrate, citizenship is not self-evident; it emerges from often obscure written records and is interpreted through ambiguous and dynamic laws. In case...

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Other Authors: Lawrance, Benjamin N. (Editor), Stevens, Jacqueline (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: Durham NC Duke University Press 20170103
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