The Institute of Citizenship Termination in the Context of Changing Legislation

The article is dedicated to analyzing the essence of the termination of citizenship at the initiative of the state in accordance with changing legislation. Citizenship, being a natural state of a person, forms their connection with the state, as a result of which they are endowed with certain rights and obligations. Thus, the state has a strong influence on citizens, and the existence and functioning of the state depend on citizens. This underscores the importance and simultaneously painful nature of the issue of termination of citizenship at the initiative of the state. In the context of global challenges, the Russian Federation is taking measures to protect national security, which, in particular, is reflected in the expansion of the list of crimes for which citizenship is terminated. Representatives of the academic community agree that the new Federal Law "On Citizenship in the Russian Federation" has tightened migration policy. However, the law is primarily aimed at protecting social justice, so measures that worsen the situation of individuals cannot affect law-abiding naturalized citizens. Thus, the aim of this article is to analyze the provisions that, on the contrary, have improved the situation of naturalized individuals and protected their rights. The methods used in this research include abstraction, specification, generalization, and the method of legal comparative analysis. The scientific novelty of this research lies in the analysis of the provisions of the new Federal Law "On Citizenship in the Russian Federation," aimed at improving the situation of naturalized citizens and providing additional protection for their rights, while the prevailing opinion in the academic community is that the new Federal Law has tightened migration policy. This work provides arguments that confirm, on the contrary, a softening of migration policy, as far as possible under the conditions of the need to protect national security. In summary, it can be concluded that Russian citizenship legislation, compared to the legislation of Western countries, is quite humane and loyal, not allowing arbitrary deprivation of citizenship for political motives, including the deprivation of citizenship of individuals who acquired it by birth. The new Federal Law guarantees the security of the Russian Federation while additionally protecting the rights of naturalized citizens, thereby democratizing the procedure for terminating citizenship on such a formal basis as the submission of forged documents and the provision of knowingly false information.