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Nationality, Statelessness and ECHR’s Article 8: Comments on Genovese v. Malta
Development summary
The article examines the European Court of Human Rights judgment in Genovese v. Malta and its consequences for nationality law. According to the source, the Court clearly ruled for the first time that access to nationality falls within ECHR protection as part of a person’s social identity and private life; the article also analyses consequences for the nationality laws of several European countries.
Open original publication Nationality, Statelessness and ECHR’s Article 8: Comments on Genovese v. Malta
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Issue
Whether access to nationality, in the context of statelessness, falls within Article 8 ECHR as part of a person’s social identity and private life
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“Nationality, Statelessness and ECHR’s Article 8: Comments on Genovese v. Malta”
European Journal of Migration and Law · 2012
DOI 10.1163/15718166-12342010
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