Germany's laws on dual citizenship have undergone a historic transformation. Traditionally reluctant to allow dual citizenship, Germany has gradually become more lenient, especially for citizens from other EU member states and Switzerland, and now dual citizenship is more accessible for those residing in Germany from third countries (non-EU countries). Previously, German citizens living [...]
Extradition cases are legal decisions whose legality is judged according to international treaties and national law. This involves two aspects: the sufficiency of the suspicion and the existence of all formal extradition requirements established by the competent courts.The Role of Diplomacy In Extradition Cases?Diplomacy already plays a decisive role in the negotiation and conclusion of [...]
For almost 50 years, Roman Polanski has been evading the still-pending sentence he faces for having sex with a minor in the US. In 1977, he was charged and pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a then 13-year-old - he was 43 years old at the time. During the trial, an agreement was [...]
Important Update:The new German Citizenship Law entered into force in June 2024. For further information, please read our article about the updates to German citizenship law.The German government announced in 2022 that it would launch two migration packages. These are intended to simplify and expand German immigration law fundamentally. Migration Package 1 was already adopted [...]
In principle, German citizenship is acquired by birth (ius soli) or by descent (ius sanguinis). However, it is also possible to acquire citizenship through residency. However, specific requirements must be met for this. With the planning of a new German citizenship by residency law, which is to contain relaxed requirements, citizenship by residency should [...]
Since the measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic were relaxed for vaccinated people, many fake vaccination certificates have been circulating. These are often forgeries by private individuals posing as doctors. These false vaccination certificate documents a vaccination against the coronavirus that did not take place. Quite a few people see this as a business [...]
At the beginning of March 2019, in proceedings conducted by our law firm, the Aachen Regional Court quashed an arrest warrant for an EU citizen who has his residence and centre of life in the United Kingdom. In doing so, it challenged a previous order of the Aachen Local Court. Pre-trial detention can [...]
Update from 26.11.2021: The European Court of Justice ruled today that Puigdemont´s parliamentary immunity remains lifted. However, this decision only concerns the urgent proceedings against the decision of the EU Parliament that were re-initiated in the context of the recent arrest, not the main proceedings, so it is not a final judgement. The court [...]
After two months of talks, the German "traffic light" coalition has agreed to a deal to form a coalition government. With their diverse political agendas, the Social Democrats (SPD), the Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) have had eight weeks of discussion, and have drawn a plan for government [...]
As a member of the European Union, German citizens experience the many benefits of European Union citizenship. EU citizenship opens almost the entire continent of Europe as a place to live, work, study, retire, and much more. Having EU citizenship allows German citizens to benefit from extra consular support when needed. At Schlun & [...]