Citizenship deprivation, denaturalization, and expatriation are all legal terms used to describe the process by which a government revokes an individual's citizenship.

The United Kingdom was the first country to enact a citizenship deprivation law in 1914.

Treason, espionage, terrorism, and other serious crimes against the state are all common grounds for citizenship deprivation.

Jus deprivationis is the legal principle that allows a government to deprive an individual of citizenship if they have acquired it through fraud or misrepresentation.

In Afroyim v. Rusk (1967), the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the government's power to deprive an individual of citizenship if they had acquired it through fraud or misrepresentation.

Denaturalization is the most common form of jus deprivationis, and it involves the revocation of an individual's naturalized citizenship.

Citizenship deprivation can result in the loss of voting rights, loss of eligibility for government employment, deportation, and other serious consequences.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the European Convention on Human Rights all prohibit arbitrary deprivation of nationality.

Expatriation is the legal principle that allows a government to deprive an individual of citizenship if they have voluntarily renounced it.

In Schneider v. Rusk (1964), the Supreme Court of the United States held that expatriation is a fundamental right.

Citizenship deprivation can be used to protect national security, prevent terrorism, deter illegal immigration, and achieve other legitimate government objectives.

The United States has the most restrictive citizenship deprivation laws among the countries listed.

There is no legal principle that allows a government to deprive an individual of citizenship if they have acquired it through marriage.

In Trop v. Dulles (1958), the Supreme Court of the United States held that citizenship deprivation is a form of punishment.

Citizenship deprivation can be used to target political opponents, it can create statelessness, it can lead to discrimination, and it can have other negative consequences.