Comparative analysis of international legal regulation of relations concerning citizenship in the Arab world and in the post-Soviet states

citizenship issues in international law are in the focus of interstate cooperation, as they directly affect human rights, national security issues, migration regulation and ensuring social stability. A comparative analysis of the legal regulation of citizenship in countries with different historical, cultural, political and legal models is of particular importance. The present study compares the systems of regulation of relations concerning citizenship in the states of the Arab world and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Both groups of States demonstrate specifics in their approaches to determining citizenship, procedures for its acquisition and loss, as well as in relation to statelessness, dual citizenship and naturalization. The study reveals that the Arab world is dominated by systems based on ethnic and confessional principles, which often leads to the exclusion of certain categories of persons from the system of civil law relations. In the post-Soviet countries, on the contrary, the post-imperial legacy plays a key role, accompanied by attempts to build their own identity through a policy of citizenship. At the same time, international legal obligations related to the prevention of statelessness and discrimination are fulfilled with varying degrees of intensity and consistency. The paper draws conclusions about the prospects for legal transformation in both regions in the context of growing global mobility and increasing international coordina.

citizenship in international law, Arab countries, post-Soviet space, legal regulation, statelessness, migration, international standards.tion in the field of human rights