Two Cases of Expulsion from Citizenry: The Erased of Slovenia and the Non-Citizens of Latvia

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32980/MJSz.2024.1.36

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citizenship, state succession, nation-building, Latvia, Slovenia, national minorities

Abstract

Although international law intends to exclude statelessness, the transfer of nationality is often not automatic after gaining independence. In the Central European region, both Slovenia and Latvia, engaged in nation-building, have excluded some of the former Yugoslav and Soviet citizens respectively living legally on their territory in 1991 from their redefined citizenry. The political and, in particular, legal problems related to these situations have also been appeared in the international arena and considerable domestic and international case law has been developed thus, which may serve as a guide for the international community in the future.

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2024-09-18

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Manzinger, K. (2024). Two Cases of Expulsion from Citizenry: The Erased of Slovenia and the Non-Citizens of Latvia. Miskolci Jogi Szemle (Miskolc Law Review), 19(1), 36–56. https://doi.org/10.32980/MJSz.2024.1.36