Abstract (may include machine translation)
This article analyses the phenomenon of regional citizenships in the Member States of the European Union byfocusing on the citizens hips of the Member State territories lying (at least partially) outside the territorial scope of the acquis. It has been demonstrated that the influence of such legal status on the rights of individuals is more sign /Icant compared with citizenships of the regions lying entirely within the territorial scope of EU law. Two examples of regional citizenships are considered: the citizenship of the Aland Islands and that of New Caledonia. It is submitted that the rules on access to regional citizenships cannot discriminate on the basis of nationality, which is currently the case in both regions analysed. The analysis of regional cilizenships enables the viewing of EU citizenship from a new, intriguing angle.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-325 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | European Law Review |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Jun 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acquis communautaire
- Aland islands
- Citizenship
- Discrimination
- EU law
- Nationality
- New caledonia
- Regions