Dueling Nationalities: Dual Citizenship, Dominant and Effective Nationality, and the Case of Anwar al-Aulaqi

Authors

Abraham U. Kannof

Abstract

This Comment argues that when hearing a case involving a suspected terrorist who holds dual citizenship, a domestic court should first determine, as a threshold matter, the dominant and effective nationality of the accused. This determination is significant because a dominant foreign national can essentially be treated as a non-citizen, for the purposes of adjudication, and may not be entitled to the full rights and protections of domestic citizenship.

Recommended Citation

Abraham U. Kannof, Dueling Nationalities: Dual Citizenship, Dominant and Effective Nationality, and the Case of Anwar al-Aulaqi, 25 Emory Int'l L. Rev. 1371 (2011).
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/eilr/vol25/iss3/11