Research Catalog

Title

Fransman's British nationality law / Laurie Fransman ; contributors, Adrian Berry, Alison Harvey.

Author

Fransman, Laurie

Publication

Haywards Heath, West Sussex : Bloomsbury Professional, c2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Fransman, Laurie.
• Berry, Adrian
• Harvey, Alison

Description

lxxxvii, 1853 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

"This title remains the definitive work on British nationality law. Written by the recognised world authority on the subject, this is a 'must-have' book for all involved in nationality law and related immigration and human rights issues. In depth discussion and an all-encompassing range of subject areas are covered, plus expert commentary of the highest standard make this a reference source of major importance for all practitioners in this field. The new 3erd edition of this well-respected work ihas been fully up-dated to cover the extensive changes made by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002." -- Publisher's information.

Alternative Title

British nationality law

Subject

• Citizenship > Great Britain

Note

• Rev. ed. of: British nationality law / Laurie Fransman. 2nd ed. 1998.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Pt. I. Nationality at state, European Union and international levels. -- 1. Principles of Nationality Law -- 2. International Sources of Nationality Law -- 3. Overview of the Evolved British Structure in its Contemporary European Context -- Pt. II. British subjects to British citizens. -- Sect. A. British nationality law prior to 1983 -- 4. Introduction: preliminary concepts and 'status tracing' -- 5. The law prior to 1915: the statute De natis ultra mare (1350) to the Naturalization Acts (1870-1895) -- 6. The law between 1914 and 1949 -- 7. The law between 1948 and 1983: introduction and the re-classification of British subjects -- 8. The law between 1948 and 1983: the acquisition and loss rules -- 9. The law between 1948 and 1983: separate development of the right of abode -- Sect. B. British nationality law since 1983. --^
• 10. The law from 1983: the British Nationality Act 1981 and later Acts: the reclassification on commencement, subsequent developments and the fate of partiality -- 11. The new regime in force from 1 January 1983: new categories, automatic reclassification, the revision of patriality and retention of the royal prerogative -- 12. Overview of the treatment since 1983 of Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, Hong Kong and other British overseas territories -- 13. The different qualities of residence for the purposes of the British Nationality Act 1981 -- 14. Acquisition of British citizenship: birth, abandonment and adoption -- 15. Acquisition of British citizenship: descent -- 16. Acquisition of British citizenship: naturalisation -- 17. Acquisition of British citizenship: registration -- 18. Acquisition of British citizenship: incorporation/annexation of territory -- 19. Loss and resumption of British citizenship and loss of the right of abode --^
• 20. Acquisition and loss of British overseas territories citizenship, British Overseas citizenship, British subject status under BNA 1981, British protected person status, British National (Overseas) status and Commonwealth citizenship -- 21. Claiming that British citizenship or the right of abode has been acquired by operation of law -- 22. Making application for naturalisation, registration, renunciation, a certificate of entitlement or confirmation of status -- 23. Appealing (or otherwise challenging) rejected claims and refused applications -- 24. Passports and prerogative, Protection and Travel Documents -- 25. Statelessness -- Pt. III. Catalogues. -- Sect. A. Mini-catalogues according to type of territory -- Sect. B. The British catalogue -- Sect. C. The European Union catalogue -- Appendix 1. Treaties and other international instruments -- Appendix 2. Statutes -- Appendix 3. General statutory instruments -- Appendix 4. Statistics

ISBN

• 1845920953
• 9781845920951

OCLC

• 731354182
• SCSB-9910124

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library