The Convention on Certain Questions Relating to the Conflict of Nationality Laws was a League of Nations convention adopted during the League of Nations Codification Conference, 1930 in The Hague. It was signed by many states, but ratified by only twenty-three.[1][2]

It was the first international attempt to ensure that all natural persons had a nationality, and to resolve some of the issues from conflict of possible nationalities. This was later refined by the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, the 1963 Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and on Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality and the 1997 European Convention on Nationality.[3]

Article 1

The first article states that it is up to every state to set its own nationality laws; however, that that power is limited:[4]

It is for each State to determine under its own law who are its nationals. This law shall be recognised by other States in so far as it is consistent with international conventions, international custom, and the principles of law generally recognised with regard to nationality.

However, the Convention recognised that individual national laws without regarding the broader international scope could lead to statelessness. Citing that acquisition and loss of nationality typically occurred by birth, minority, or marriage, the convention made proposals to counter the rise of statelessness.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Convention on Certain Questions relating to the Conflict of Nationality Laws". United Nations Treaty Series. United Nations. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Martin, David A. (October 27, 2004). "Dual Nationality: TR's 'Self-Evident Absurdity'" (lecture). University of Virginia School of Law. Archived from the original on 2011-12-17. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ Batchelor, Carol A. (1 January 1998). "Statelessness and the Problem of Resolving Nationality Status". International Journal of Refugee Law. 10 (1–2): 156–182. doi:10.1093/ijrl/10.1-2.156. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Text of the Convention" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  5. ↑ Samore, William (July 1951). "Statelessness as Result of Conflict of Nationality Laws". American Journal of International Law. Washington, D.C.: American Society of International Law. 45 (3): 476–494. doi:10.2307/2194545. ISSN 0002-9300. JSTOR 2194545. OCLC 7376579759. S2CID 147312560. Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via Cambridge Core.


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