Constitutional and legal subinstitute of multiple citizenship:prerequisites of occurrence
Resume: In this article, the author examines the features of the constitutional and legal subinstitution ofmultiple citizenship, analyzes the social, political, legal prerequisites for the emergence of this phenomenon,the features of the regulation of multiple citizenship in individual states. Examples of successful, coordinatedsettlement of cases of multiple citizenship are considered and ways of possible overcoming of collisions arising in the presence of several citizenships of an individual are analyzed. In conclusion, the authors point out that the principle of effective citizenship is a universal means of preventing and eliminating cases of multiple citizenship. Its criteria are permanent residence or most frequentstay; place of work, military or public service; the place where the person actually enjoys his civil or politicalrights; sometimes - the location of real estate. It is rightly noted that the prevention of multiple citizenship andthe elimination of such cases is carried out using both domestic and international legal means.