The loss of birthright citizenship in New Zealand / by Caroline Sawyer

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Title

The loss of birthright citizenship in New Zealand / by Caroline Sawyer

Content partner

National Library of New Zealand

Collection

Index New Zealand

Description

Highlights the recent change to NZ's citizenship laws in that the longstanding rule that a person born in NZ territory was automatically a citizen was changed. Discusses the misconceptions surrounding the loss of full birthright citizenship, the background of contemporary citizenship law in the common law world and the potential effects of the recent change on migrant communities and on NZ's existing population.

Format

Journal

Date created

Nov 2013

Creator

Sawyer, Caroline, (Victoria University of Wellington)

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/32987719

Related subjects

Citizenship -- Law and legislation / Children of immigrants -- Legal status, laws, etc. / Citizenship Amendment Act 2005 (New Zealand)

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