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Dual Allegiance, Dual Incentives, Disqualifications from Holding Public Office, and Abusive Judicial Review
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Stephen Kwaku Asare’s article was published in the African Journal of International and Comparative Law. Using Ghana as a case study, it examines the effects of dual citizenship on political rights and access to public office, discusses how legal systems balance economic benefits against political competition from returning emigrants, and argues that courts may restrict political participation in favour of loyalty considerations.
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Restrictions on dual citizens’ political rights and access to public office under citizenship and allegiance rules and through judicial review
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“Dual Allegiance, Dual Incentives, Disqualifications from Holding Public Office, and Abusive Judicial Review”
African Journal of International and Comparative Law · 2025
DOI 10.3366/ajicl.2025.0513
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Stephen Kwaku Asare, “Dual Allegiance, Dual Incentives, Disqualifications from Holding Public Office, and Abusive Judicial Review”, African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2025-02-01, 10.3366/ajicl.2025.0513. https://doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2025.0513
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