Table of Contents
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Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 3
Legal framework surrounding citizenship deprivation........................................................3
2.1 International legal standards applicable to the UAE.........................................................3
2.2 Domestic legal framework................................................................................................8
Citizenship stripping as a political tool.............................................................................12
3.1 Citizenship revocation.....................................................................................................12
3.1.1 The UAE7.................................................................................................................13
3.1.2 Other UAE94 members and their families...............................................................16
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3.2 Denial of identity document renewal..............................................................................20
Conclusion and recommendations.....................................................................................22
NB: In this briefing note, the words “citizenship” and “nationality” are used interchangeably,
as per the definition of the European Union.1
European Union: Migration and Home Affairs website, “Citizenship”, https://homeaffairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/european-migration-network-emn/emn-asylum-and-migrationglossary/glossary/citizenship_en, (accessed on 6 May 2024).
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Citizenship stripping in the UAE