" Citizenship is seen by most scholars as culture-specific, in the sense that the meaning of the term varies considerably from culture to culture, and over time.

The Canadian Citizenship Act of 1947 provided for a distinct Canadian Citizenship, automatically conferred upon most individuals born in Canada, with some exceptions, and defined the conditions under which one could become a naturalized citizen.

In their 2008 Corporate Citizenship Report, Nestlé themselves stated that many of their bottles end up in the solid-waste stream, and that most of their bottles are not recycled.

Eventually, close to 69, 000 teachers, most of them unpaid volunteers and many with little formal education, taught Citizenship Schools throughout the South.

Previously many have left the country through the USA / Canada border, either entering the USA or receiving a refusal notice, and then re-entered Canada through customs, but since late 2008 some, but not most, may now " land " at a Citizenship and Immigration Canada office in Canada.

Since her arrival at the Provincial Legislature she has served in a variety of positions including Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Children and Youth Services, Democratic Renewal, Intergovernmental Affairs, Citizenship and Immigration and most recently, Transportation.

To date, most republican action has taken the form of protests on Victoria Daythe Canadian sovereign's official birthdayin Toronto, lobbying of the federal and provincial governments to eliminate Canadian royal symbols, and legal action against the Crown, specifically in relation to the Oath of Citizenship and the Act of Settlement 1701.

As of August 2011, Justice Heydon had increased his dissent rate to 47. 6 %, dissenting most notably in the Plaintiff M70 / 2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship ( the Malaysian asylum seeker swap case ) and Wainohu v New South Wales ( the NSW " bikie laws " case ).

His most recent monograph is Citizenship and the Strawman ( Oxford University Press, 2005 ), and he co-edited two other books on environmental / ecological citizenship in 2005.

The annual Citizenship Award Dinner has proven to be OCPA's biggest event, most recently honoring former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

Thomas Humphrey Marshall ( 1893 – 1981 ) was a British sociologist, most noted for his essays, such as the essay collection Citizenship and Social Class.

Most pupils usually study ten subjects for GCSE, alongside Physical Education and Citizenship & Guidance.

Citizenship as a concept is generally hard to isolate intellectually and compare with related political notions, since it relates to many other aspects of society such as the family, military service, the individual, freedom, religion, ideas of right and wrong, ethnicity, and patterns for how a person should behave in society.

Citizenship granted in this fashion is referred to by the Latin phrase jus sanguinis meaning " right of blood " and means that citizenship is granted based on ancestry or ethnicity, and is related to the concept of a nation state common in Europe.

Citizenship denotes the link between a person and a state or an association of states.

Citizenship became an idealized, almost abstract, concept, and did not signify a submissive relation with a lord or count, but rather indicated the bond between a person and the state in the rather abstract sense of having rights and duties.

* Citizenship is a compulsory subject of the National Curriculum in state schools in England for all pupils aged 11 – 16.

As the embodiment of the state, the monarch tops the Canadian order of precedence and is also the locus of oaths of allegiance, required of many of the aforementioned employees of the Crown, as well as by new citizens, as per the Oath of Citizenship laid out in the Citizenship Act.

Citizenship at Athens brought eligibility for numerous state payments such as jury and assembly pay, which could be significant to working people.

At the same time, the " Reich Citizenship Law " was passed and was reinforced in November by a decree, stating that all Jews, even quarter-and half-Jews, were no longer citizens of their own country ( their official title became " subjects of the state ").

The co-existence of such disparate, yet equally valid approaches has led some judges to comment that the citizenship " law is in a sorry state ," that " there cannot be two correct interpretations of a statute ," that " it does not engender confidence in the system for conferring citizenship if an applicant is, in the course of a single application, subjected to different legal tests because of the differing legal views of the Citizenship Court ," that there's a " scandalous incertitude in the law ,"

As the embodiment of the state, the monarch is the locus of oaths of allegiance, required of many employees of the Crown, as well as by new citizens, as per the Oath of Citizenship laid out in the Citizenship Act.

Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the resolution " intolerant " while his Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism claimed that CUPE was " singling out and targeting the Jewish democratic state of Israel for opprobrium.

Citizenship can be lost or suspended, among other reasons, for being or becoming a Mexican army officer in charge of federal troops entering or stationed inside the state borders or for committing certain crimes.

By the mid-1970s, it was thought that because Canada had a shared monarch the Oath of Citizenship should clarify for new citizens that the fealty they were offering was specifically to the monarch in her capacity as the Canadian head of state, rather than, for example, the head of state of Jamaica or of the United Kingdom.

The Oath of Citizenship is today a legally binding oral and written contract intended to ensure that new Canadian citizens promise to obey the laws and customs of their new country, fulfil their duties as citizens, and recognize the authority of the monarch as the personification of the state and various entities and concepts.

Following Canada's enactment of the Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 ( in force from 1 January 1947 ), the Commonwealth Heads of Government agreed that every member state would enact its own citizenship law, while retaining the common status of British subject.

Citizenship act of the Republic of Belarus ( 2002 ) states that permanent residence term requirements may be waived for ethnic Belarusians and descendants of ethnic Belarusians born abroad.

In Canada, the term " British subject " was replaced by " Commonwealth citizen " when the Canadian Citizenship Act 1947 was replaced by the Citizenship Act 1977, which came into force on 15 February 1977.

The term encompassed all citizens of countries included in the list contained in the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948.

In particular, the interpretation of the 3 year ( 1, 095 day ) residence requirement enacted by the 1977 Citizenship Act, which does not define the term " residence " and, further, prohibits an appeal of a Federal Court decision in a citizenship matter to the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court, has " led to a great deal of mischief and agony "

Attempts have been made from time to time in Congress to restrict birthright citizenship, either via statutory redefinition of the term jurisdiction, or by overriding both the Wong Kim Ark ruling and the Citizenship Clause itself through an amendment to the Constitution, but no such proposal has been enacted.

On 9 February 2010, Reding was confirmed in her third term as European Commissioner becoming Vice-President and Commissioner responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship.

His term as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs was marked by introducing a Citizenship discussion paper which encouraged public debate about whether Australia required a formal citizenship test.

For the remainder of the term he was parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Citizenship.

For the remainder of her term, she served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Citizenship.

Since retiring from public service, Beasley has been engaged in community initiatives, including the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, an organization created by former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson following her term of office.

' Citizenship ' is not a term of English law at all.

Citizenship can also be obtained by marrying a citizen, which is termed jure matrimonii.

Citizenship can be seen as a special elite status, and it can also be seen as a democratizing force and something that everybody has ; the concept can include both senses.

According to the latest Citizenship Law adopted in 2010, anybody, possessing certain evidences ( certificates, documents ) of his or her Hungarian roots from around the World can apply for Hungarian Citizenship.

Citizenship on preferential terms may be obtained after one year's residence for grandchildren of original Spanish citizens, as well as any person who can claim Sephardic Jewish ancestry.

" The title is also included in the Oath of Allegiance, which forms a part of the Oath of Citizenship, and can be found as ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA CANADA Latin for Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen of Canada on the obverse of various medals in the Canadian honours system.

Citizenship of India by naturalization can be acquired by a foreigner who has resided in India for twelve years.

Council for Education in World Citizenship ( CEWC ) can refer to:

Citizenship of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of NUTOPIA.

Citizenship can be acquired through naturalisation if these following conditions are met:

As Cairns explains, the Hawthorne Report concluded that, “ In addition to the normal rights and duties of citizenship, Indians possess certain additional rights as charter members of the Canadian community .” Cairns calls for an institutional resolution to the “ plight ” of Indigenous peoples within Canada ; however, despite his insistence on a form of citizenship as the answer to the uncertainties and challenges facing their communities, he admits, “ Citizenship is a malleable and contested institution that can serve different purposes … In Canada, Aboriginal nationalism leads to the idea of an Aboriginal citizenship in the self-governing Aboriginal nations of the future, the nature of whose reconciliation with Canadian citizenship is unclear .”

Recent changes to India's Citizenship Act 1955 ( see Indian nationality law ) provide that Indian citizenship by descent can no longer be acquired automatically at the time of birth.

Recent changes to India's Citizenship Act 1955 ( see Indian nationality law ) provide that Indian citizenship by descent can no longer be acquired automatically at the time of birth.

Citizenship of Finland can be obtained on the basis of birth, marriage of parents, adoption, or the place of birth.