- 1 result found
- 1961 Statelessness Convention
- France
- Clear
Court name: Court of Cassation, Civil Chamber
State: France
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: 1961 Statelessness Convention, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Key aspects: Standard of proof, Statelessness as a result of decolonisation, Statelessness determination
The applicant was born in Madagascar and considered himself a French national, as he held French identity documents. However, his registration of French nationality was refused in 2005. He requested to be recognised as a French national, and submitted a number of arguments, among which his statelessness that would result from the refusal to recognise him as French. The Court dismisses his entitlement to French nationality.