Justice Minister Christiane Taubira praised the result, saying the Senate had strengthened French society "by granting the simple recognition of full citizenship to homosexual couples".
One question then is whether and how punishment itself can achieve this: can it reaffirm, or at least be consistent with, a recognition of fellow citizenship (compare Garland 2001, on criminologies 'of the self' and 'of the other')?
Epps further notes that "as a practical matter, the American-born children receive recognition of their citizenship regardless of the immigration status of their parents".
However, recognition of political citizenship is not sufficient for human flourishing.
Adding to the problems, girls and boys with disabilities often go unregistered at birth, and this is one of the main obstacles to the recognition of our citizenship and our right to public services.
It's the spirit of citizenship – the recognition that through hard work and responsibility, we can pursue our individual dreams, but still come together as one American family to make sure the next generation can pursue its dreams as well.
To add insult to injury, in December the State Department gave Cisco — which supplied parts for China's so-called Great Firewall — an award in recognition of its "good corporate citizenship".
While Trudeau has already promised to fulfill some of the committee's recommendations, like increasing education funding, some — such as creating a statutory holiday to commemorate those who survived abuse at state-run residential schools, and re-writing the Canadian oath of citizenship to incorporate recognition of indigenous peoples — might prove more trickier to adopt.
Art generates a private and public recognition for these individuals and invokes a new form of citizenship based on art a citizenship that both defines a new identity, but can also be the basis for agency and life strategy.
Each year a handful of gold badges are awarded in recognition of outstanding achievements, bravery, inspiration and citizenship.
