ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ПРАВОВОГО ІНСТИТУТУ ГРОМАДЯНСТВА МІСТА-ДЕРЖАВИ ВАТИКАН
PECULIARITIES OF A LEGAL INSTITUTE OF CITIZENSHIP IN THE VATICAN CITY STATE

Summary/Abstract: Legal grounds, historical and legal preconditions and peculiarities of formation of the institute of citizenship in Vatican state, peculiarities of acquisition of the citizenship status and its termination (loss) are considered in the article; legal norms of legislation regulating the institute of citizenship in Vatican are analyzed. It is established that practically all Vatican’s population is represented by the subjects of the Holy See (Vatican allegiance does not exist) who have a passport (the passport has a diplomatic status of the Holy See and indicates to the Apostolic Capital (Vatican) residents allegiance and is issued by the Secretariat of State) and who are the ministers of the Catholic Church. The notion of a citizenship and its significance in the international legal doctrine are investigated by the author. A range of scientific papers of scientists, who particularly studied the issue of appearance of the institute of citizenship, including in the Vatican City State, are analyzed. Also, it was established that Vatican’s citizenship has special status, which is not peculiar to the majority of the world states and a list of positions is described and a person holding one of such positions automatically obtains citizenship of the Vatican City State.

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