Is the automatic loss of South African citizenship for those acquiring other citizenships constitutional? Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs

David Bilchitz; Reuven Ziegler

doi:10.1080/02587203.2022.2158925

Is the automatic loss of South African citizenship for those acquiring other citizenships constitutional? Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs

David Bilchitz
, Reuven Ziegler

Public Law

University of Johannesburg

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-112
Number of pages	16
Journal	South African Journal on Human Rights
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02587203.2022.2158925
Publication status	Published - 2023

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Bill of Rights
Constitutional Court
citizenship
deprivation of citizenship
dual citizenship
fundamental rights
international law
loss of citizenship

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Sociology and Political Science
Law

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