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From the 1990 Law On the Citizenship of the Ussr To the Citizenship Laws of the Successor Republics (Part Ii)

From the 1990 Law On the Citizenship of the Ussr To the Citizenship Laws of the Successor... 233 FROM THE 1990 LAW ON THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE USSR TO THE CITIZENSHIP LAWS OF THE SUCCESSOR REPUBLICS (PART II)* GEORGE GINSBURGS Of the Editorial Board 1. The Center v. the Republics During the last year of the union's existence, the province of citizenship law turned into a veritable battle-field where the central authorities and their republican rivals struggled to retain or win control over their respective constituencies. The federal regime now seized upon every major piece of constitutional legislation to keep alive the idea of a national citizenship apparatus charged with policing the local traffic. Thus, the law of 3 April 1990, on the procedure for deciding questions relating to the exit of a union republic from the USSR,' stipulated that citizens of the USSR residing on the territory of the seceding republic shall be afforded the right to choose their citizenship affiliation, place of residence and work. Next, the law of 26 April 1990, on the allocation of powers between the USSR and the subjects of the federation,2 indicated that in the spheres of concurrent jurisdiction of the USSR and the union republics, the supreme organs of state authority and administration of the USSR were http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Central and East European Law Brill

From the 1990 Law On the Citizenship of the Ussr To the Citizenship Laws of the Successor Republics (Part Ii)

Review of Central and East European Law , Volume 19 (3): 233 – Jan 1, 1993

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© 1993 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0925-9880
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1573-0352
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10.1163/157303593X00185
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233 FROM THE 1990 LAW ON THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE USSR TO THE CITIZENSHIP LAWS OF THE SUCCESSOR REPUBLICS (PART II)* GEORGE GINSBURGS Of the Editorial Board 1. The Center v. the Republics During the last year of the union's existence, the province of citizenship law turned into a veritable battle-field where the central authorities and their republican rivals struggled to retain or win control over their respective constituencies. The federal regime now seized upon every major piece of constitutional legislation to keep alive the idea of a national citizenship apparatus charged with policing the local traffic. Thus, the law of 3 April 1990, on the procedure for deciding questions relating to the exit of a union republic from the USSR,' stipulated that citizens of the USSR residing on the territory of the seceding republic shall be afforded the right to choose their citizenship affiliation, place of residence and work. Next, the law of 26 April 1990, on the allocation of powers between the USSR and the subjects of the federation,2 indicated that in the spheres of concurrent jurisdiction of the USSR and the union republics, the supreme organs of state authority and administration of the USSR were

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Published: Jan 1, 1993

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