Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Natural Persons

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The Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Natural Persons is a regional treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that harmonizes rules on the acquisition, loss, and recognition of nationality among member countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty
multilateral treaty
regional human rights instrument
adoptedBy Member states of the Organization of American States NERFINISHED
adoptedWithin Organization of American States NERFINISHED
aimsTo harmonize nationality rules among OAS member states
appliesTo natural persons
bindingOn states that have ratified or acceded to it
category OAS treaty
public international law instrument
treaty on nationality
effectOnStates creates conventional obligations regarding nationality rules
excludes legal persons
interpretationGuidedBy general rules of treaty interpretation under international law
language English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalDomain inter-American law
international law
nationality law
objective promote legal certainty regarding nationality in the Americas
protect individuals affected by changes in sovereignty or borders
reduce conflicts of laws on nationality
openTo member states of the Organization of American States
partyType sovereign state
principle avoidance of statelessness
each state determines under its own law who are its nationals
non-discrimination in nationality rules
respect for other states' nationality laws
region Americas NERFINISHED
regulates acquisition of nationality
loss of nationality
recognition of nationality
recovery of nationality
relatedInstrument Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Women NERFINISHED
relatedTo American Convention on Human Rights NERFINISHED
Organization of American States Charter NERFINISHED
requires ratification by signatory states to enter into force for them
scope nationality of natural persons
subjectMatter conflicts of nationality laws
multiple nationality
statelessness prevention
system Inter-American human rights system NERFINISHED

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Treaties of the Organization of American States hasPart Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Natural Persons