As such, deprivation of nationality is not prohibited by international law, which instead essentially prevents arbitrary acts of deprivation.
nationality may be affected by State succession must be fully respected, 1. Deprivation of nationality 195 his nationality’.6 An explicit prohibition against arbitrary deprivation of nationality has also been included in some subsequent human rights trea-ties,7 in particular at the regional level.8 But what does it mean that no one shall be ‘arbitrarily deprived of citi-
29): the 1994 version protects citizens from arbitrary denial of their original nationality, while the 2004 version prohibits any arbitrary deprivation of nationality.
Recognizes that arbitrary deprivation of nationality on racial, national, ethnic, religious or gender grounds is a violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms; 3. Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality.
They also contain guidance on complementary international human rights law relevant to deprivation of nationality.The loss of nationality refers to circumstances where an individual’s nationality may be automatically withdrawn by the operation of the law, for example where national law provides that nationality will be lost in situations of prolonged residence abroad. HUMAN RIGHTS. 2.
8, para 1 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Stateless provides for that “A Contracting State shall not deprive a person of its nationality if such deprivation would render him stateless”. Human Rights Council Tenth Session Resolution 10/13. Home; About. Articles on Nationality of Natural Persons in relation to the Succession of States (1999) NATIONALITY. The first example in this regard is provided by Article 15(2) of the Universal Declaration, which, as already noted, expressly proclaims that ‘No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality’.
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Title Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality : report of the Secretary-General. Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality Report of the Secretary-General Summary The present report examines legislative and administrative measures that may lead to deprivation of nationality, paying particular attention to situations where persons affected may be left stateless.
Guided by the purposes, principles and provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, . language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth orinformation, together with any recommendations thereon, in their reports and activitiesrenunciation or loss of nationality in accordance with international law, and noting that thethat such individuals are placed in a situation of increased vulnerability to human rightsthe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including goal 16, target 9, which relates tothe provision of legal identity for all, including birth registration;reducing statelessness and protecting stateless persons,of those originally deprived of their nationality,December 1986, of the call upon all States to promote human rights and fundamentalCommissioner for Refugees of the 10-year global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness,entities and human rights treaty bodies;in particular in the areas of education, housing, employment, health and social security;December 2011, in which the Assembly invited States to take into account the provisions ofsituation of increased vulnerability to human rights violations;8, which recognize the principle of the best interests of the child and guarantee the right ofto acquire a nationality is to prevent a child from being afforded less protection because hearticle 5, paragraph (d) (iii), of the International Convention on the Elimination of Alland equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis,December 2000, 59/34 of 2 December 2004, 63/118 of 11 December 2008 and 66/92 of 9Civil and Political Rights, articles 1 to 3 of the Convention on the Nationality of Marriedbroad issue of State succession,international human rights and refugee law, as well as by instruments on statelessness,and have led to intergenerational statelessness, which affects the children and grandchildrenhave been a source of widespread suffering and statelessness in the past,minority issues on the subject of the right to nationality,including, with respect to State parties, the Convention relating to the Status of Statelesstreaty bodies, and encourages the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner fordeprivation of his or her nationality cannot be invoked by States as a justification for thenationality on grounds of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion,incorporation in their domestic law of safeguards to prevent statelessness;opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status, including disability, is aimpact on their enjoyment of relevant civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights,all previous resolutions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights on the issue ofrecognizes the special needs of children for protection against arbitrary deprivation ofproportionate to the interest to be protected by the loss or deprivation, including in the lightat all times against all human rights violations, including exploitation, trafficking, torture orby the International Law Commission in dealing with issues of nationality of naturalRefugees to continue its work with regard to identifying stateless persons, preventing andlimited to, restoration of nationality, is provided;persons in relation to the succession of States, in particular resolutions 55/153 of 12Forms of Racial Discrimination, article 24, paragraph 3 of the International Covenant onElimination of Racial Discrimination,without a clear legislative basis or for which a legislative basis was exceptionally created,nationality, ethnicity, race, religion or language,child’s parents’ nationality, statelessness or legal status, and to ensure that proof of identityConvention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the Convention relating to the Status ofpersons in relation to the succession of States,international instruments on statelessness and nationality recognizing the right to acquire,deprivation of nationality from all relevant sources, and to take account of suchensure that decisions concerning the acquisition, deprivation or change of nationality do notof an individual might be impeded as a result of the arbitrary deprivation of nationality, andconducted within their respective mandates;national or social origin, property, birth or other status, including disability, especially ifWomen, article 9 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminationdiscriminatory grounds such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or otherfundamental human right enshrined in, inter alia, the Universal Declaration of Humanof the severe impact of statelessness, and to consider alternative measures that could besuch measures and legislation render a person stateless;24 March 2010, 20/4 of 5 July 2012, 20/5 of 16 July 2012 and 26/14 of 26 June 2014, andinterrelated and that the international community must treat human rights globally in a fairagainst stateless persons that may violate the obligations of States under internationalnationality may be affected by State succession must be fully respected,global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness, and to respect their commitments underconsideration the fact that persons without birth registration may be vulnerable toCouncil in accordance with its resolution 26/14,2 and the conclusions and recommendationsPersons and the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto,contain any element of arbitrariness and are subject to review, in conformity with theirstatelessness and ensuring the protection of stateless persons,its goal 16, target 9, to provide legal identity for all, including birth registration,violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms;the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness as a means of preventing and reducingof persons arbitrarily deprived of their nationality to effective remedies, including, but notagainst Women, article 18 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, thethe articles on nationality of natural persons in relation to the succession of States preparedto which everyone has the right to a nationality and no one shall be arbitrarily deprived ofchange or retain nationality or prohibiting arbitrary deprivation of nationality, inter alia,preventing the arbitrary deprivation of nationality and statelessness as a result of Stateavoiding statelessness, consistent with the principles of international law, in particular byhuman rights, including the rights to an identity, education, health, an adequate standard ofinternational human rights obligations;human rights and the arbitrary deprivation of nationality,persons of their nationality, especially on discriminatory grounds such as race, colour, sex,Assembly, inter alia, urged the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner forpersons belonging to minorities, and recalling the work done by the Special Rapporteur onStatus of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction on Statelessness if theyenacting or maintaining legislation that would arbitrarily deprive persons of theirand combating arbitrary deprivation of nationality by different United Nations bodies andstatelessness and associated lack of protection,those persons would otherwise become stateless;1 General Assembly resolution 70/1.Refugees, to continue to collect information on the issue of human rights and arbitraryStateless Persons, as well as relevant regional instruments,residence in their territory before it was affected by the succession of States, especially ifstatelessness, and in this regard expressing concern at various forms of discriminationfreedoms and to refrain from denying them to individuals in their populations because ofissue of statelessness is already under consideration by the General Assembly within theaffected by poverty, social exclusion and limited legal capacity, which have an adverseof nationality to a person’s dependents;the child to be registered immediately after birth and to acquire nationality,