Citizenship as a Human Right The Fundamental Right to a Specific Cit
This book examines a stringent problem of current migration societies—whether or not to extend citizenship to resident migrants. Undocumented migration has been an active issue for many decades in the USA, and became a central concern in Europe following
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citizenship as a human right The Fundamental Right to a Specific Citizenship
Citizenship as a Human Right
Gonçalo Matias
Citizenship as a Human Right The Fundamental Right to a Specific Citizenship
Gonçalo Matias Catolica Global School of Law Lisbon, Portugal
ISBN 978-1-137-59383-2 ISBN 978-1-137-59384-9 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-59384-9
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The research and writing of this book was a long process in the making, starting with the PhD research, writing, and defense. I am indebted to many colleagues and friends without whom this book would never be possible. First and foremost, I am grateful to my supervisors, Rui Medeiros and Stephen H. Legomsky, for their guidance, invaluable support, relentless incentive, and sharp critique. I would have never been able to write this book without their advice and friendship. An important part of my research was conducted at the Georgetown University Law Centre where I was a Fulbright visiting scholar. I thank T. Alexander Aleinikoff for the opportunity and for the invaluable support. I would also like to thank my colleagues and staff, both at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon and at the Washington University in St. Louis Law School, where I spent time doing research. A special word is due to Deans Rui Medeiros, Luís Fábrica, Henrique Sousa Antunes, Fernando Ferreira Pinto, Luís Barreto Xavier, and Jorge Pereira da Silva for their continuous support. I am indebted to Rector Maria
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