European conventions on nationality

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European conventions on nationality are international agreements adopted within the Council of Europe framework that harmonize principles on citizenship, prevention of statelessness, and the rights and obligations linked to nationality among member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Council of Europe treaty framework
legal instrument on nationality
set of international agreements
adoptedWithin Council of Europe treaty series
surface form: Council of Europe treaty system
aimsToCoordinate nationality policies of member states
appliesTo Council of Europe member states
basedOnPrinciple avoidance of statelessness
best interests of the child in nationality matters
non-discrimination in nationality matters
respect for family life in nationality issues
right to a nationality
createsFrameworkFor cooperation between states on nationality issues
defines procedural guarantees in nationality decisions
rules on acquisition of nationality
rules on loss of nationality
rules on multiple nationality
rules on recovery of nationality
geographicalScope Europe
hasPart Convention on the Avoidance of Statelessness in relation to State Succession
European conventions on nationality self-linksurface differs
surface form: Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and on Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality

European conventions on nationality self-linksurface differs
surface form: European Convention on Nationality

European Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
Protocol amending the Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and on Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality
includesObligationForStates to avoid arbitrary deprivation of nationality
to ensure fair procedures in nationality matters
to prevent statelessness at birth
to prevent statelessness in cases of loss or renunciation of nationality
to respect private and family life in nationality decisions
influencedBy 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
languageOfTreaties English
French
legalArea citizenship
nationality law
state succession
statelessness
purpose clarification of states’ obligations regarding nationality
harmonization of nationality rules in Europe
prevention of statelessness
protection of individual rights related to nationality
regulation of multiple nationality
regulatingBody Council of Europe
relatedTo European human rights system
domestic nationality legislation of member states
international law on statelessness
targetGroup nationals of Council of Europe member states
persons with multiple nationality
stateless persons in Europe

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Belgian nationality law influencedBy European conventions on nationality
European conventions on nationality hasPart European conventions on nationality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: European Convention on Nationality
European conventions on nationality hasPart European conventions on nationality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and on Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality