The ability to remove an Indigenous person from their traditional country shows how Australia is still asserting colonial power over the identity of its First Peoples.
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Many women, Muslims and members of oppressed castes in India lack government-issued ID. Yet these documents may soon be required to prove their citizenship.
DNA testing gives limited information about whether people are likely to be related. But even if we overcame the many practical and legal hurdles to implementing it, what’s the point?
As the gilets noirs seek the right to remain in France, there is an echo from history regarding the challenge they face.
The backlog in naturalization applications has ballooned to more than 700,000. Wait times have doubled in the last three years.
For children born in the shadows of overseas US military bases to local women, their citizenship status has long been contested.
When the standard evidence of identity isn’t enough to justify an Australian citizenship, DNA tests are requested.
Applying for British citizenship or settled status is a way for EU nationals to ‘take back control’ over their lives.
On August 31, the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the state of Assam, along the India-Bangladesh border will decide upon the future of millions of people in the state.
Why do people readily accept potentially unjust decisions by their government?
India recently revoked a special provision that ended the autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Here’s the history of the constitutional provision, Article 370.
Corruption includes both what people do and what they fail to do. The critical issue is a person’s motive.
The 2020 census and congressional apportionment have dominated the headlines in recent months. What could it all mean for the average American voter?
The citizenship provision of the Constitution’s section 44 has raised its head again, with the eligibility of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg being challenged by an elector in his Kooyong seat. Michaal Staindl…
Data released under FOIA shows that ICE is encountering more US citizens and more women.
Between 2000 and 2015, the population of U.S. citizen minors living in Mexico more than doubled. Who are the kids living on the other side of the border?
The political implications of the citizenship question made this case politically volatile and controversial – even for the Supreme Court.
This Canada Day might be a good time for Canadians to think about the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action that ask Canadians to reject European sovereignty over Indigenous lands and peoples.
It’s unclear if the Life in the UK test is designed to test whether somebody has already integrated, or to encourage it.
The High Court has failed to clarify the Section 44 mess over who is eligible to stand for parliament, so now it’s time for MPs to act.
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