The Janus-Face of Ius Sanguinis: Protecting Migrant Children and Expanding Ethnic Nations

Abstract

Costica Dumbrava’s proposal for abandoning ius sanguinis is timely and bold. My intuition is to reject his suggestion that children’s citizenship might be disconnected from that of their parents, but to join his advocacy for a radical rethinking of the ius sanguinis principle with a view towards eliminating it once and for all. These are rather contrasting stances in relation to the same principle. My contribution aims to resolve the apparent contradiction.