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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Case of Expelled Dominicans and Haitians v. Dominican Republic
Date of decision: 28 August 2014
Region/country: Americas / Dominican Republic
The Court found that the State had violated the presumed victim’s rights under the Convention, and ordered the State to pay reparations and to take administrative and legislative actions to remediate the presumed victim’s situation and to ensure these violations did not re-occur. Obligation to Prevent Statelessness The Court considered that while States have the power to determine nationality, they must exercise it in accordance…
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IHRDA (on behalf of Esmaila Connateh & 13 others) v Angola
Date of decision: 22 May 2008
Region/country: Africa / Republic of Angola
While the Complainant made written submissions on the merits, the Respondent made no submissions despite being given opportunities to do so. In those circumstances, the Commission decided to consider the Complainant’s case. The Commission also considered the ‘exhaustion of local remedies rule’ but noted there were no domestic remedies available to the deportees as the circumstances of their arrest, detention and deportation did not allow…
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This initiative has been made possible with the support of UNHCR, the European Network on Statelessness, and Mallesons.