Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961, para. 2
Paragraph
Paragraph text
2. If, under the law of a Contracting State, a child born out of wedlock loses the nationality of that State in consequence of a recognition of affiliation, he shall be given an opportunity to recover that nationality by written application to the appropriate authority, and the conditions governing such application shall not be more rigorous than those laid down in paragraph 2 of article 1 of this Convention.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Infants
Women
Year
1961
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961), Article 5, 2.