Право грађанства Европске уније и дипломатско-конзуларна заштита
European Union citizenship law and diplomatic and consular protection

Summary/Abstract: European citizenship is one of the most important institutes in the process of creating a unified European Union. Its introduction marks a turning point in terms of relations between the two conflicting tendencies of traditional federalist aspirations and confederal idea. By accepting citizenship of the European Union the federal conception prevailed and it was the legal basis for the already existing voting rights and other rights that citizens of Member States already possessed under the auspices of the European Community. The subsequent evolution of the rules relating to citizenship of the European Union proceeded by the adoption of a huge number of different rules created by major institutions of the European Union. In addition, the use of diplomatic protection measures, as an institute of general international law, was a further step in the evolution of citizenship of the European Union in practice. This paper analyses the evolution citizenship rights in the European Union and the implementation of diplomatic protection by Member States.

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