Nationality and statelessness / Citizenship / Nationality law

22 April 1999 | Judicial Body: Colombia: Consejo de Estado | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Habitual residence - Proof of nationality | Countries: Colombia

This is an unofficial translation.

4 February 1999 | Judicial Body: Slovenia: Constitutional Court | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Residence permits / Residency - Statelessness | Countries: Slovenia

11 March 1998 | Judicial Body: Colombia: Consejo de Estado | Topic(s): Adoption - Citizenship / Nationality law - Right to a nationality | Countries: Colombia

23 July 1996 | Judicial Body: Colombia: Consejo de Estado | Topic(s): Adoption - Citizenship / Nationality law - Right to a nationality | Countries: Colombia

We are a country governed by the Rule of Law. Our Constitution confers contains rights on every humanbeing and certain other rights on citizens. Every person is entitled to equality before the law and equal protection of the laws. So also, no person can be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. Thus the State is bound to protect the life and liberty of every human-being, be he a citizen or otherwise, and it cannot permit any body or group of persons, e.g., the AAPSU, to threaten the Chakmas to leave the State, failing which they would be forced to do so. No State Government worth the name can tolerate such threats by one group of persons to another group of persons; it is duty bound to protect the threatened group from such assaults and if it fails to do so, it will fail to perform its Constitutional as well as statutory obligations. Those giving such threats would be liable to be dealt with in accordance with law. The State Government must act impartially and carry out its legal obligations to safeguard the life, health and well-being of Chakmas residing in the State without being inhibited by local politics. Besides, by refusing to forward their applications, the Chakmas are denied rights, Constitutional and statutory, to be considered for being registered as citizens of India.

9 January 1996 | Judicial Body: India: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Chakma - Citizenship / Nationality law - Constitutional law - Right to life - Rights of non-citizens - State protection | Countries: Bangladesh - India

1 July 1985 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Criminal justice - Denial of nationality - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Expulsion - Residence permits / Residency - Right to family life | Countries: Netherlands

Requested by the Government of Costa Rica.

19 January 1984 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Naturalization | Countries: Costa Rica

1965 | Judicial Body: Myanmar: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Proof of nationality | Countries: Myanmar - Pakistan