French nationality law

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After World War II, British national identity was challenged because the citizens of England went from living in an all-white bubble of white supremacy to seeing the people they colonized in the flat next door, or as a coworker in the factory, and eventually, as the labor needs shifted, as getting the job they applied for. Imperialism and white supremacy ensured that British national identity was sure to be challenged when people British nationals had been taught were inferior came into their…

Since then, Canada has been home by many people migrating from different aspect of the world, and known as the most diverse country in world as of now. Despite of that, Canada have been through a lot of challenge and acceptance to able to consolidate each individual and make a strong and peaceful country. From past to present, the Canadian government is still dealing with a lot of issues in relation to build a unite society, sadly there are still some conditions that influence many ethic groups…

legal rights they would have if they were members of that said state.Some of these rights include protection, protection from prosecution, and all together a sense of support. More importantly this article focuses on the lack of judicial policies and laws in relation…

was used to explain the relationship between a citizen and the state (CITE). In Rome, the right of marriage and commerce was a privilege for the citizens, however the right of voting was only for men. Essentially the citizen status protected private law of persons and property…

Stateless Convention, which deals with the status of stateless people. This document provides detailed rights and protection of stateless people.The delegation of Switzerland also took part in the UNHCR’s Inter- Parliamentary Union, having written “Nationality and Statelessness: A Handbook for Parliamentarians” in 2005. Furthermore, the delegation of Switzerland has written a handbook that explains the procedures for refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless person to be considered part of…

There is a topical ongoing debate in society about whether citizenship is becoming an outdated notion in the 21st century. Citizenship refers to the “state of being vested with the rights, privileges and duties of a citizen” (Dictionary, 2016). In the last century, the concept of citizenship has altered drastically and in addition, there is now more then one type of citizenship in existence. Until the modern era arrived, there were only two types of citizenship; natural born or naturalised. A…

Gilles Havard’s article “Protection” and “Unequal Alliance”: The French Conception of Sovereignty over Indians in New France describes the way Indigenous people living in New France were perceived by the French authorities, the degree of citizenship that Indigenous people were given, and how these concepts of sovereignty affected the Indigenous communities both positively and negatively. In France, citizens were considered “regnicoles” (Havard, 2013) – citizens who had the full breadth of the…

The French Revolution is co-authored by Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. Frey. Linda S. Frey is a professor at the University of Montana and specializes in the development of international law and the eighteenth century Central Europe and France. Marsha L. Frey is also a professor but at Kansas State university. They both had received their education from Ohio State University in 1971 with a PhD. The Frey twins continued on the same path as history professors and teamed up in 2004 to write The…

On July 9, 1869, the 14th Amendment to the United States constitution was ratified. The amendment granted American citizenship to past slaves and all children born within the justification of the United States thereinafter. While the issue of modifying the document has existed since its conception, it has recently become a hot topic with prominent political figures wanting to end birthright citizenship and bringing the discussion to the forefront of politics. However, this kind of change could…