EIRP Proceedings, Vol 10 (2015)

Abstract

One of the constitutive components of the state is the population. The population of the state represents the total physical entities linked to a State through citizenship, whether residing in the territory of that State or is in other states. The international regulations and cooperation between states in solving problems on population refer to domains and legal institutions such as: dual citizenship, statelessness, the legal status of foreigners, the right to asylum, extradition, diplomatic protection, human rights, etc. There are relevant for the public international law the issues relating to the conditions under which the legal status of citizens of a state is recognized and it can be enforced against other states, the exercise compatibility of those competences with international law rules. In this paper we have examined issues related to the fundamental right of citizenship in the light of international documents, rules on acquiring citizenship and citizenship conflicts. In preparing the paper we used as research methods the analysis of the problems generated by the mentioned subject with reference to the doctrinal views expressed in the Treaties and specialized papers, desk research, interpretation of legal norms in the field.