Albania: Information from 1990 to present on the circumstances under which an Albanian citizen would be deprived of citizenship, whether this could be done without the person's knowledge or request, the process involved in the reinstatement of Albanian citizenship, and, with reference to article 62 of the Albanian Citizenship Act in force in 1991, the circumstances under which reinstatement of Albanian citizenship would have been denied or prevented in 1991
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ALB24499.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Albania: Information from 1990 to present on the circumstances under which an Albanian citizen would be deprived of citizenship, whether this could be done without the person's knowledge or request, the process involved in the reinstatement of Albanian citizenship, and, with reference to article 62 of the Albanian Citizenship Act in force in 1991, the circumstances under which reinstatement of Albanian citizenship would have been denied or prevented in 1991, 1 August 1996, ALB24499.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac03c.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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Article 24 of the Law on Major Constitutional Provisions of the Republic of Albania states:
No one may be deprived of his Albanian citizenship without his consent, or the right to renounce his citizenship.
The terms for gaining and giving up citizenship are governed by law.
All Albanian citizens residing abroad enjoy the protection of the state (Flanz Nov. 1995, 26).
In his introductory notes to the chapter on Albania Flanz states:
In April [1991] the People's Assembly re-elected President Alia to another term. It also passed a Law on Major Constitutional Provisions and invalidated the 1976 Constitution. The Law, considered to be an interim Constitution, was adopted on April 29, 1991 (ibid., ix).
For a copy of the Flanz article, please see Vol. 1 of Constitutions of the Countries of the World, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
Information on whether there is a more recent constitution or whether the law has been recently amended, and additional information on the above-mentioned topics, could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Flanz, Gisbert H. November 1995. Vol. 1. "Republic of Albania," Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Edited by Gisbert H. Flanz. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications.
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB databases.
Three sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.
