Case Law

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7 September 2017 | Judicial Body: Sudan: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law | Countries: South Sudan - Sudan

7 September 2017 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law | Countries: South Africa

10 February 2017 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

10 February 2017 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

10 February 2017 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

24 November 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Criminal justice - Naturalization - Withdrawal of nationality | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2 August 2016 | Judicial Body: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Statelessness | Countries: Antigua and Barbuda - Guyana

On 21 June, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgement in Ramadan v. Malta, a case concerning the revocation of Maltese citizenship that rendered the applicant stateless. The Court did not find any violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), but noted that arbitrary revocation of citizenship can in certain circumstances be problematic under Article 8 because of its impact on the right to private life. Judge Pinto de Albuquerque’s dissenting opinion called on the Court to recognize the right to citizenship as an autonomous right under the ECHR and referenced to UNHCR’s Global Action Plan to End Statelessness. A request to refer the case to the Grand Chamber is currently pending.

21 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Statelessness | Countries: Malta