ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to look at the legal regulation of the concept of citizenship that contribute to the formation of the right to mobility. I analyse the role of citizenship for the asymmetric right to freedom of movement, its history, and its contemporary application. I problematize what is traditionally called the right to the freedom of movement and show how the shift from the content to the productive function of law warrants calling it mobility as a right managed and controlled through the construction of the institution of citizenship. I demonstrate differentiating function of citizenship through two examples: acquiring citizenship through investment, and removal or revocation of citizenship when it is conducive to the public good.
