The Renunciation of One’s Nationality of Origin and European Union Citizenship: is it Compatible with Spain’s Dual Nationality System?

As a basic principle of international law, the ways different modes nationality acquisition, recovery and loss is matter falling under jurisdiction sovereign nations. However, as with other issues, relatively unrestricted intra-EU mobility rules have spawned debate on compatibility between national regulations demands current European status civitatis. In this study, considering increasingly common factual legal phenomenon plurinationality, we will question existing requirement in some systems law (among them Spain’s) for one to expressly renounce their origin when aspiring be naturalized through residence another Member State. stage development integration process, demand renunciation becomes an unsustainable demand. fact, avoid recognition enjoyment two obstructs full respect own personal plural identity citizenship. Implementing procedures towards paradigm shift are needed possible, which explored study.