How The Convention Works To Reduce Statelessness
In respect of Contracting States:
- 'stateless birth' on their territory attracts the grant of their nationality
- transfer of territory between states must occur in a manner that avoids the occurrence of statelessness for persons residing in the territory transferred. When a State acquires territory, the inhabitants of that territory presumptively acquire the nationality of that State.
- persons otherwise stateless shall be able to take the nationality of one of their parents (possibly subject to a period of prior residence not more than three years)
- absent circumstances of fraudulent application or disloyalty toward the Contracting State, deprivations and renunciations of citizenship shall only take effect where a person has or subsequently obtains another nationality in replacement
- the UNHCR will issue travel documents evidencing nationality to persons, otherwise stateless, having a claim of nationality under the Convention
Read more about this topic: 1961 Convention On The Reduction Of Statelessness
Famous quotes containing the words convention, works and/or reduce:
“Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.”
—United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
“No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 5:15,16.
“All women are wonders because they reduce all men to the obvious.”
—Geoffrey Homes (1902–1977)