Birthright lottery, the: citizenship and global inequality
Auteur :
Shachar, Ayelet
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674032712
Date de publication :
30 avr. 2009
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Shachar argues that birthright citizenship in an affluent society can be thought of as a form of property inheritance: that is, a valuable entitlement transmitted by law to a restricted group of recipients under conditions that perpetuate the transfer of this prerogative to their heirs.