Nationality and statelessness / Statelessness

8 February 2016 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Entry / Exit - Expulsion - Non-refoulement - Statelessness | Countries: Belgium

June 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

27 March 2015 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Expulsion - Non-refoulement - Statelessness - Torture | Countries: Azerbaijan - Belgium

28 November 2014 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Habitual residence - Illegal entry - Statelessness - Statelessness Determination Procedures | Countries: Belgium

29 October 2014 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Cour d'Appel de Bruxelles | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Habitual residence - Statelessness - Statelessness Determination Procedures | Countries: Azerbaijan - Belgium - Ukraine

17 September 2014 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Cour d'Appel de Bruxelles | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Habitual residence - Statelessness - Statelessness Determination Procedures | Countries: Armenia - Azerbaijan - Belgium - Ukraine

24 September 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Regional Reports

1 August 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

The Court of Cassation, echoing the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court, confirmed the discriminatory nature of the legislation due to the absence of an automatic right of residence for stateless persons, as soon as the applicant has involuntarily lost his nationality and demonstrated that he/she cannot obtain a legal and permanent residence permit in another State with which he/she would have links.

5 November 2012 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Cour de cassation | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Economic, social and cultural rights - Equality before the law - Residence permits / Residency - Statelessness | Countries: Belgium - Kazakhstan