GROUNDS AND METHODS FOR ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION
The concept of citizenship is used in different ways in the legal literature and legal acts. The Constitutional law of the Republic of Tajikistan«On citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan» defines the concept of citizenship as a stable political and legal connection between the person and the state, including a set of mutual rights and obligations of the parties. Prominent Russian lawyers define citizenship as a stablelegal relationship between the person and the state, expressed in the totality of their mutual rights, obligations and responsibilities, based on recognition of and respect for dignity, basic human rights and freedoms. It is emphasized that citizenship - is not any, but only a stable legal bond with the state, as expressed in the totality of their mutual rights and obligations. The article gives the comparative legal analysisof the new Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan «On citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan» and the laws of the other CIS countries.