Kristine KRUMA
E-mail : kristine.kruma@rgsl.edu.lv

Kristine Kruma is a doctoral student at Lund University (Sweden) and lecturer at the Riga graduate school of law (RGSL).
She is also judge of the Constitutional Court of Latvia and Arbitrator at the OSCE (The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Court of Reconciliation and Arbitration.
She represents the RGSL in the European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7-SSH) funded project ENACT which examines different practices related to acts of EU citizenship.
She is also national rapporteur for EC funded EUCITAC project comparing citizenship policies in Europe.

Her research interests are related to citizenship, including EU citizenship, status and rights of long-term residents as well as law on international organizations.

Her most recent publications include:

  • Chapter 2: Checks and balances in Latvian nationality policies: National agendas and international frameworks, in R.Bauböck, B.Perchinig, W.Sievers (eds.), Citizenship Policies in the New Europe, 2nd ed., IMISCOE Research, Amsterdam University Press, 2009, pp.67-96.
  • Chapter 3: Lithuanian nationality: Trump card to independence and its current challenges, in R.Bauböck, B.Perchinig, W.Sievers (eds.), Citizenship Policies in the New Europe, 2nd ed., IMISCOE Research, Amsterdam University Press, 2009, pp. 97-120 .
  • Terrorism and European Court of Justice, I. Mi?una, K. Nyman-Metcalf (eds.), European Union and the Rule of Law: Experience of Latvia, 2009, pp. 185-194 (in Latvian) .
  • United in Diversity: Immigration and Integration, Belonging and Remaining Outside. Tendencies of Radicalization of Society: Latvia, Europe and the World, Strategic Analysis Commission under the Auspices of the President of the Republic of Latvia, Research papers No. 5(16) 2007, “Zinatne”, pp. 149-176 (jointly with Ivars Indans) (in Latvian) .
  • Human Rights Jungle in United Nations: from illusions to changes, G. Reire (ed.), United Nations Organization. Global answers to Global Questions, Strategic Analysis Commission under the Auspices of the President of the Republic of Latvia, Research Papers 6(17) 2007, „Zinatne”, pp. 63-109 (in Latvian) .
  • EU Constitutional Treaty before its rejection: how many hurdles against the European Dream? Z.Ozolina (ed.), Latvia’s View on the Future of Europe, Strategic Analysis Commission under Auspices of the President of the Republic of Latvia, “Zinatne”, 2007, pp. 67-92 (in Latvian), pp. 69-96 (in English).
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