ROBERT SCHUMAN CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES EUDO CITIZENSHIP OBSERVATORY COUNTRY REPORT: GEORGIA Alexi Gugushvili September 2012 http://eudo-citizenship.eu European University Institute, Florence Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies EUDO Citizenship Observatory Report on Georgia Alexi Gugushvili September 2012 EUDO Citizenship Observatory Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies in collaboration with Edinburgh University Law School Country Report, RSCAS/EUDO-CIT-CR 2012/3 Badia Fiesolana, San Domenico di Fiesole (FI), Italy © 2012 Alexi Gugushvili This text may be downloaded only for personal research purposes. Additional reproduction for other purposes, whether in hard copies or electronically, requires the consent of the author. 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