Citizenship Law in Context

Objectives:

This course looks at the way citizenship in law sits with broader notions of citizenship; it compares the legal notion of citizenship with the normative notion.  The course also uses Australia as a case study to look at citizenship law and policy.  There will also be a strong comparative country aspect to the course.

It is expected that students will on the completion of the course be able to:

• Comprehend the theoretical debates about citizenship;
• Understand the relationship between the theoretical debates and citizenship law;
• Describe the elements of citizenship law covered during the subject;
• Evaluate and discuss the policy issues arising from the areas covered in the subject; and
• Consider comparative country citizenship laws.

Content:

It is expected that the following topics will be covered:

• Introduction: the concept of citizenship
• Citizenship and constitutions
• Birthright citizenship
• Citizenship by grant
• Citizenship by descent
• Citizenship and administrative law/merits review
• The difference that citizenship makes
• Loss of citizenship
• Dual citizenship
• Post-national citizenship
• International law and citizenship/nationality
• Summary/overview

Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the course homepage on the ANU Law website, prior to the commencement of the course.