Multiple Nationality in Private International Law; A Comparative Analysis of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union
Anita Duraković
University “Džemal Bijedić” Mostar , Bosnia and Herzegovinahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6280-7676
Jasmina Alihodžić
University of Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovinahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2066-9804
Jasmina Berbić
a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:34:"Faculty of Law University of Tuzla";} , Bosnia and HerzegovinaJasmina Berbić
University of Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovinahttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-5728-4395
Abstract
Historical, economic, and political developments have led to a significant number of nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina simultaneously holding the nationality of another state. While dual nationality may confer tangible advantages on individuals, notably facilitated mobility, where an individual, in addition to the nationality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also holds the nationality of a Member State of the European Union, it also generates complex legal challenges in situations involving a foreign element. Under the Private International Law Act of Bosnia and Herzegovina, precedence is accorded to domestic nationality. In cases where an individual possesses two or more foreign nationalities, the applicable connecting factor is determined by reference to the closest connection, assessed through domicile or the person’s effective nationality. Nationality remains a primary connecting factor in matters of personal status, family law, and succession with an international element. It also serves as a basis for determining international jurisdiction and governs the recognition of foreign status decisions concerning domestic nationals. Within the European Union legal order, the treatment of multiple nationality is shaped primarily by the status of Union citizenship under Articles 20 and 21 TFEU, the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality in Article 18 TFEU operating as a supplementary guarantee; the resulting questions have required interpretative guidance from the Court of Justice of the European Union. This article analyzes the legal challenges arising from multiple nationality within the domestic system of private international law and proposes normative and practical solutions to address them. It further advances de lege ferenda considerations concerning the future legislative treatment of legal issues arising from multiple nationality.
Keywords:
multiple nationality, private international law, European Union, Court of Justice of the EU, habitual residenceReferences
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