Dr Matthew J. Gibney comments on the power to make citizens stateless

Matthew Gibney has written an article for The Conversation (3 February) about the gradual extension of powers of the UK government to remove citizenship from UK citizens.

Michael writes, "Should British nationals suspected of terrorist offences or other serious international crimes be stripped of their citizenship? The British government thinks so. Over the past ten years, UK governments have passed legislation that makes it easier to strip citizenship from UK dual nationals when the home secretary deems their citizenship to be “not conducive to the public good”.

Now things have taken a more radical turn. In an amendment just passed by parliament, the government intends to extend denaturalisation powers to naturalised citizens even if it would make them stateless."

The article can be read here, and reprinted in The New Statesman here.

You can also read more about another article that Michael wrote on the subject in November by clicking here.