Convention on Certain Questions Relating to the Conflict of Nationality Laws

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The Convention on Certain Questions Relating to the Conflict of Nationality Laws was a League of Nations convention adopted during the League of Nations Codification Conference, 1930 in The Hague. It was signed by many states, but ratified by only twenty three.[1][2]

Article 1[]

The first article states that it is up to every state to set its own nationality laws; however, that that power is limited:[3]

It is for each State to determine under its own law who are its nationals. This law shall be recognised by other States in so far as it is consistent with international conventions, international custom, and the principles of law generally recognised with regard to nationality.

However, the Convention recognised that individual national laws without regarding the broader international scope could lead to statelessness. Citing that acquisition and loss of nationality typically occurred by birth, minority, or marriage, the Convention made proposals to counter the rise of statelessness.[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Convention on Certain Questions relating to the Conflict of Nationality Laws". United Nations Treaty Series. United Nations. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ Dual Nationality: TR's "Self-Evident Absurdity", virginia.edu; accessed September 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Text of the Convention" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  4. ^ Samore, William (July 1951). "Statelessness as Result of Conflict of Nationality Laws". American Journal of International Law. Washington, D.C.: American Society of International Law. 45 (3): 476–494. doi:10.2307/2194545. ISSN 0002-9300. JSTOR 2194545. OCLC 7376579759. Retrieved 25 March 2021. – via Cambridge Core (subscription required)
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