Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness
The Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness was established to strengthen access to jurisprudence on nationality, statelessness, and related human rights issues. It provides a practical resource for lawyers, academics, advocates, and decision-makers, complementing UNHCR and the Open Society Justice Initiative’s ‘Litigating the Right to Nationality: A Guide for Practitioners’ by bringing together decisions from courts and tribunals across different jurisdictions.
The database covers judgments that address statelessness directly, such as where the applicant is stateless or at risk of statelessness.
The Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness is an evolving tool and new cases will be added incrementally.
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This initiative has been made possible with the support of UNHCR, the European Network on Statelessness, and Mallesons.
2 cases found
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CCH & Anor v Pendaftar Besar bagi Kelahiran dan Kematian, Malaysia
Date of decision: 19 November 2021
Region/country: Asia / Malaysia
The Court held that the child was entitled to citizenship under section 1(a) of Part II (citizenship for those born in Malaysia to a parent who is a citizen or permanent resident) read together with section 19B of Part III (presumptions for abandoned newborns). Section 19B is a ‘supplementary’ provision designed to close gaps when a child's parentage is unknown. The Court interpreted ‘found exposed’…
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Paradiso and Campanelli v Italy
Date of decision: 24 January 2017
Region/country: Europe / Italy
The Court held, by eleven votes to six, that there had been no violation of Article 8 of the ECHR. ‘Family life’ within the meaning of Article 8 of the ECHR The Court concluded that there was no family life (or de facto family life) between the Applicants and the child within the meaning of Article 8 of the ECHR, due to the lack of…
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This initiative has been made possible with the support of UNHCR, the European Network on Statelessness, and Mallesons.