Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961, para. 3
Paragraph
Document type
International treaty
Paragraph text
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 (b) and 2 of this article, a child born in wedlock in the territory of a Contracting State, whose mother has the nationality of that State, shall acquire at birth that nationality if it otherwise would be stateless.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Infants
Women
Year
1961
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961), Article 1, 3.