Indian and Pakistani Residents Citizenship Act 1949
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The Indian and Pakistani Residents Citizenship Act 1949 was a Sri Lankan law that set stringent conditions for granting citizenship to people of Indian and Pakistani origin, significantly impacting the status and rights of Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
ⓘ
Sri Lankan law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Indian Tamils in Ceylon
ⓘ
Indian residents in Ceylon ⓘ Pakistani residents in Ceylon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
discriminatory impact on people of Indian origin
ⓘ
set stringent conditions for citizenship ⓘ |
| consequence |
creation of a large non-citizen resident population in Ceylon
ⓘ
denial of full citizenship to many Indian-origin residents ⓘ |
| country |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| effectOnGroup |
created statelessness risk for many Indian Tamils
ⓘ
limited political rights of Indian Tamils in Ceylon ⓘ restricted access to Ceylonese citizenship for Indian Tamils ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAffected |
Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plantation Tamils in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-independence Ceylon ⓘ |
| impact |
long-term disputes over citizenship of Indian-origin residents in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
marginalization of Indian Tamil community in Sri Lanka ⓘ reduction of electoral strength of Indian Tamil population ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalField |
human rights law
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force at enactment ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sri Lankan citizenship law framework ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ceylon Citizenship Act 1948
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
statelessness of plantation Tamils in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| subject |
citizenship
ⓘ
nationality law ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
people of Indian origin in Ceylon
ⓘ
people of Pakistani origin in Ceylon ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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