Amendments to the law on citizenship of the Russian Federation: pros and cons

Abstract

At the present stage, under the conditions of aggravation of geopolitical situation the process of transformation of the institute of citizenship in the Russian Federation is in progress. To this end, it is necessary to overcome negative tendencies in the sphere of legal regulation of this institute. In particular, the author proposes to distinguish the concepts of "dual citizenship" and "second citizenship", which allows differentiating the status of individuals who have Russian citizenship and citizenship of a foreign state with which the Russian Federation has or has not have a relevant treaty. The Author substantiates the necessity to change the approach to defining the concept of a native Russian speaker that is used in the law on citizenship. The analysis of scientific views concerning the criteria of referring an act to a crime and the practice of law enforcement leads to the conclusion that it is inadmissible to introduce the institute of criminal liability imposed for the failure to notify a state public authority of different citizenship or to submit a document that gives right of permanent residence in a foreign country without taking into account its relationship to the state or military service and other specific features.