Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides that the enjoyment of the rights and freedom set forth in the Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or another opinion, national or social origin, associations with a national minority, property, birth or another status.<\/p>\n
An argument may be made that UK and EU citizenship can exist as in the same way as dual nationality generally. Citizenship of other states may be acquired under their national law. It could be argued that EU nationals who are not entitled to dual nationality could be held to be discriminated against contrary to Article 14.<\/p>\n
The UK Supreme Court has held in another context that the denial of citizenship having an important effect upon a person\u2019s social identity, is sufficiently within the ambit of Article 8 so as to trigger the prohibition of discrimination in Article 14 of the ECHR.<\/p>\n
A third country national who enters the United Kingdom under a visa and lawfully remains is generally entitled to an indefinite right to remain after five years. After Brexit, the equivalent right under the Citizenship directive may not necessarily be extended to EU nationals in the UK as it would arguably constitute unlawful discrimination to treat former EU nationals better than third-country nationals.<\/p>\n
In accordance of World trade organisation form a bilateral investment treaties investors who invest in other state are to be protected against discriminatory unreasonable and other measures expropriation and things — and expropriation. This covers financial assets, intellectual property, money, personal property et cetera. This may protect the economic rights but it is unlikely to protect rights to citizenship.<\/p>\n
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