State responsibility

Explaining the UK’s exclusive citizenship provision to Hong Kong British National Overseas

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11147486
AutoresRonaldo Au-Yeung (0000-0002-3324-9553, University of Notre Dame, autor de correspondencia), Subaita Fairooz (0009-0007-5076-8420, Simon Fraser University)
Año2024
Volumen33
Número4
Páginas609-629
Fecha de publicación2024-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAsian and Pacific migration journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0117-1968 • E-ISSN: 2057-049X
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/01171968241310287
OpenAlexW4408043149
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas19

What explains the United Kingdom’s (UK) exclusive citizenship provision to British National Overseas (BNOs) in response to the National Security Law? This paper argues that the citizenship offer reflects both the distribution of international legal responsibilities and London’s perception of where these responsibilities primarily lie. Legally, while dual Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR) and BNO passport holders are British nationals whom the UK owes a primary duty to protect, offering humanitarian assistance to those with HKSAR (only) is a collective responsibility under the Refugee Convention. Domestically, whereas London views helping BNOs as its own “historic responsibility,” affording protections to HKSARs is perceived as a shared duty of the international community. This article backs up its argument with empirical evidence from UK parliamentary debates and reactions

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