Palestine Citizenship Order 1925
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The Palestine Citizenship Order 1925 was a British Mandate-era legal decree that defined who qualified as a citizen of Palestine and established the framework for Palestinian nationality under British rule.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Mandate decree
ⓘ
Order in Council ⓘ citizenship law ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ |
| aimedTo | clarify nationality status of inhabitants of Palestine ⓘ |
| appliesToPopulation |
Ottoman subjects habitually resident in Palestine
ⓘ
habitual residents of Palestine ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Palestine under British Mandate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | British nationality law principles ⓘ |
| consequence | creation of a distinct Palestinian citizenship status ⓘ |
| country | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1925 ⓘ |
| defines |
Palestinian citizenship
ⓘ
Palestinian nationality ⓘ |
| enactedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedUnderAuthorityOf | League of Nations Mandate for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | legal framework for Palestinian nationality ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw |
colonial law
ⓘ
international mandate law ⓘ |
| governs |
acquisition of citizenship by birth in Palestine
ⓘ
status of Palestinian citizens abroad ⓘ transmission of Palestinian citizenship by descent ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British Mandate for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | foundational text for Palestinian nationality under British rule ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Palestine Citizenship Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | High Commissioner for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | distinguished Palestinian citizens from other British protected persons ⓘ |
| legalForm | Order in Council of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subordinate legislation of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British Mandate legal system ⓘ |
| regulates |
acquisition of Palestinian citizenship
ⓘ
deprivation of Palestinian citizenship ⓘ naturalization of foreigners in Palestine ⓘ registration of citizens ⓘ renunciation of Palestinian citizenship ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British nationality law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandate for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman nationality law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
citizenship criteria
ⓘ
loss of nationality ⓘ nationality law ⓘ naturalization ⓘ |
| temporalContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | public law ⓘ |
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