Written by the recognised world authority on British nationality law In-depth discussion and expert commentary throughout Fully up-dated to cover the extensive changes made by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 and the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
Part 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 Part II British subjects to British citizens Section 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 Section 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 Part III Catalogues A. Mini-catalogues according to type of territory B. The British catalogue C. The European Union catalogue Appendices 1. Treaties and other international instruments 2. Statutes 3. General statutory instruments 4. Statistics
Laurie Fransman QC , Garden Court Chambers, is the leading authority on Nationality Law
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