The Human Right to Citizenship: A Slippery Concept (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)

In principle, no human individual should be rendered stateless: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights stipulates that the right to have or change citizenship cannot be denied. In practice, the legal claim of citizenship is a slippery concept that can be manipulated to serve state interests. On a spectrum from those who enjoy the legal and social benefits of citizenship to those whose right to nationality is outright refused, people with many kinds of status live in various degrees of precariousness within states that cannot or will not protect them. These include documented and undocumented migrants as well as conventional refugees and asylum seekers living in various degrees of uncertainty. Vulnerable populations such as ethnic minorities and women and children may find that de jure citizenship rights are undermined by de facto restrictions on their access, mobility, or security. The Human Right to Citizenship provides an accessible overview of citizenship regimes around the globe, focusing on empirical cases of denied or weakened legal rights. Exploring the legal and social implications of specific national contexts, contributors examine the status of labor migrants in the United States and Canada, the changing definition of citizenship in Nigeria, Germany, India, and Brazil, and the rights of ethnic groups including Palestinians, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Bangladeshi migrants to India, and Roma in Europe. Other chapters consider children's rights to citizenship, multiple citizenships, and unwanted citizenships. With a broad geographical scope, this volume provides a wide-ranging theoretical and legal framework to understand the particular ambiguities, paradoxes, and evolutions of citizenship regimes in the twenty-first century. Contributors : Michal Baer, Kristy A. Belton, Jacqueline Bhabha, Thomas Faist, Jenna Hennebry, Nancy Hiemstra, Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann, Audrey Macklin, Margareta Matache, Janet McLaughlin, Carolina Moulin, Alison Mountz, Helen O'Nions, Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, Sujata Ramachandran, Kim Rygiel, Nasir Uddin, Margaret Walton-Roberts, David S. Weissbrodt. In Principle, No Human Individual Should Be Rendered Stateless: The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Stipulates That The Right To Have Or Change Citizenship Cannot Be Denied. In Practice, The Legal Claim Of Citizenship Is A Slippery Concept That Can Be Manipulated To Serve State Interests. On A Spectrum From Those Who Enjoy The Legal And Social Benefits Of Citizenship To Those Whose Right To Nationality Is Outright Refused, People With Many Kinds Of Status Live In Various Degrees Of Precariousness Within States That Cannot Or Will Not Protect Them. These Include Documented And Undocumented Migrants As Well As Conventional Refugees And Asylum Seekers Living In Various Degrees Of Uncertainty. Vulnerable Populations Such As Ethnic Minorities And Women And Children May Find That De Jure Citizenship Rights Are Undermined By De Facto Restrictions On Their Access, Mobility, Or Security. 'the Human Right To Citizenship' Provides An Accessible Overview Of Citizenship Regimes Around The Globe, Focusing On Empirical Cases Of Denied Or Weakened Legal Rights. Exploring The Legal And Social Implications Of Specific National Contexts, Contributors Examine The Status Of Labor Migrants In The United States And Canada, The Changing Definition Of Citizenship In Nigeria, Germany, India, And Brazil, And The Rights Of Ethnic Groups Including Palestinians, Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh, Bangladeshi Migrants To India, And Roma In Europe. Other Chapters Consider Children's Rights To Citizenship, Multiple Citizenships, And Unwanted Citizenships. With A Broad Geographical Scope, This Volume Provides A Wide-ranging Theoretical And Legal Framework To Understand The Particular Ambiguities, Paradoxes, And Evolutions Of Citizenship Regimes In The Twenty-first Century.-- Introduction : The Human Right To Citizenship / Rhonda E. Howard-hassmann -- The Human Rights Of Noncitizens / David Weissbrodt -- Statelessness : A Matter Of Human Rights / Kristy A. Belton -- The Palestinian People : Ambiguities Of Citizenship / Michal Baer -- State Of Stateless People : The Plight Of Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh / Nassir Uddin -- Mobilizing Against Statelessness : The Case Of Brazilian Emigrant Communities / Carolina Moulin -- Natives, Subjects, And Wannabes : Internal Citizenship Problems In Postcolonial Nigeria / Chidi Anselm Odinkalu -- Capricious Citizenship : Identity, Identification, And Banglo-indians -- Sujata Ramachandran -- Are Children's Rights To Citizenship Slippery Or Slimy? / Jacqueline Bhabha And Margareta Matache -- How Citizenship Laws Leave The Roma In Europe's Hinterland / Helen O'nions -- Slippery Slopes Into Illegality And The Erosion Of Citizenship In The United States / Nancy Hiemstra And Alison Mountz -- Managed Into The Margins : Examining Citizenship And Human Rights Of Migrant Workers In Canada / Janet Mclaughlin And Jenna Hennebry -- Shapeshifting Citizenship In Germany : Expansion, Erosion, And Extension / Thomas Faist -- Multiple Citizenships And Slippery Statecraft / Kim Rygiel And Margaret Walton-roberts -- Sticky Citizenship / Audrey Macklin -- Conclusion : Slippery Citizenship And Retrenching Rights / Margaret Walton-roberts. Edited By Rhoda E. Howard-hassmann And Margaret Walton-roberts. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

In principle, no human individual should be rendered stateless: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights stipulates that the right to have or change citizenship cannot be denied. In practice, the legal claim of citizenship is a slippery concept that can be manipulated to serve state interests. On a spectrum from those who enjoy the legal and social benefits of citizenship to those whose right to nationality is outright refused, people with many kinds of status live in various degrees of precariousness within states that cannot or will not protect them. These include documented and undocumented migrants as well as conventional refugees and asylum seekers living in various degrees of uncertainty. Vulnerable populations such as ethnic minorities and women and children may find that de jure citizenship rights are undermined by de facto restrictions on their access, mobility, or security.

The Human Right to Citizenship provides an accessible overview of citizenship regimes around the globe, focusing on empirical cases of denied or weakened legal rights. Exploring the legal and social implications of specific national contexts, contributors examine the status of labor migrants in the United States and Canada, the changing definition of citizenship in Nigeria, Germany, India, and Brazil, and the rights of ethnic groups including Palestinians, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Bangladeshi migrants to India, and Roma in Europe. Other chapters consider children's rights to citizenship, multiple citizenships, and unwanted citizenships. With a broad geographical scope, this volume provides a wide-ranging theoretical and legal framework to understand the particular ambiguities, paradoxes, and evolutions of citizenship regimes in the twenty-first century.

Contributors: Michal Baer, Kristy A. Belton, Jacqueline Bhabha, Thomas Faist, Jenna Hennebry, Nancy Hiemstra, Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann, Audrey Macklin, Margareta Matache, Janet McLaughlin, Carolina Moulin, Alison Mountz, Helen O'Nions, Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, Sujata Ramachandran, Kim Rygiel, Nasir Uddin, Margaret Walton-Roberts, David S. Weissbrodt.

Cover 1 Contents 6 Introduction: The Human Right to Citizenship 10 PART I. THE LEGAL CONTEXT 28 Chapter 1. Human Rights of Noncitizens 30 Chapter 2. Statelessness: A Matter of Human Rights 40 PART II. GROUP STATELESSNESS 52 Chapter 3. The Palestinian People: Ambiguities of Citizenship 54 Chapter 4. State of Stateless People: The Plight of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh 71 Chapter 5. Mobilizing Against Statelessness: The Case of Brazilian Emigrant Communities 87 PART III. LEGISLATED LIMBO 104 Chapter 6. Natives, Subjects, and Wannabes: Internal Citizenship Problems in Postcolonial Nigeria 106 Chapter 7. Capricious Citizenship: Identity, Identification, and Banglo-Indians 124 Chapter 8. Are Children’s Rights to Citizenship Slippery or Slimy? 139 Chapter 9. How Citizenship Laws Leave the Roma in Europe’s Hinterland 154 PART IV. LABOR MIGRANTS 168 Chapter 10. Slippery Slopes into Illegality and the Erosion of Citizenship in the United States 170 Chapter 11. Managed into the Margins: Examining Citizenship and Human Rights of Migrant Workers in Canada 185 PART V. EMERGING ISSUES AND MODELS 200 Chapter 12. Shapeshifting Citizenship in Germany: Expansion, Erosion, and Extension 202 Chapter 13. Multiple Citizenships and Slippery Statecraft 218 Chapter 14. Sticky Citizenship 232 Conclusion: Slippery Citizenship and Retrenching Rights 249 Notes 264 List of Contributors 304 Index 310 A 310 B 310 C 311 D 312 E 313 F 314 G 314 H 314 I 315 J 315 K 316 L 316 M 316 N 317 O 318 P 318 R 318 S 319 T 320 U 321 V 322 W 322 Y 322 Acknowledgments 324 In principle, no human individual should be rendered stateless: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights stipulates that the right to have or change citizenship cannot be denied. In practice, the legal claim of citizenship is a slippery concept that can be manipulated to serve state interests. On a spectrum from those who enjoy the legal and social benefits of citizenship to those whose right to nationality is outright refused, people with many kinds of status live in various degrees of precariousness within states that cannot or will not protect them. These include documented and undocumented migrants as well as conventional refugees and asylum seekers living in various degrees of uncertainty. Vulnerable populations such as ethnic minorities and women and children may find that de jure citizenship rights are undermined by de facto restrictions on their access, mobility, or security.__The Human Right to Citizenship__**Contributors** The Human Right to Citizenship provides an accessible overview of citizenship around the globe, focusing on empirical cases of denied or weakened legal rights. This wide-ranging volume provides a theoretical framework to understand the particular ambiguities, paradoxes, and evolutions of citizenship regimes in the twenty-first century.