Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961, para. 1

Párrafo
Original document
Document type
  • Tratado internacional
Paragraph text
  1. A Contracting State shall grant its nationality to a person born in its territory who would otherwise be stateless. Such nationality shall be granted: (a) At birth, by operation of law, or (b) Upon an application being lodged with the appropriate authority, by or on behalf of the person concerned, in the manner prescribed by the national law. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this article, no such application may be rejected. A Contracting State which provides for the grant of its nationality in accordance with subparagraph (b) of this paragraph may also provide for the grant of its nationality by operation of law at such age and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the national law.
Document legal status
  • Jurídicamente vinculante
Document body
  • Asamblea general de las Naciones Unidas
Document means of adoption
  • Voto
Temas
  • Derechos Civiles y Políticos
  • Gobernanza y imperio de la ley
Personas afectadas
  • N.A.
Document year
  • 1961
Tipo de párrafo
Artículo
Reference
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961), Article 1, 1.
Paragraph info
Article 1
Paragraph number
1