International Law in Brief

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights adopted Resolution 234 concerning the right to nationality. The Commission reaffirmed that the right to nationality is a fundamental human right, and calls upon African States to "refrain from taking discriminatory nationality measures and to repeal laws which deny or deprive persons of their nationality." The Resolution particularly calls upon states to adopt legislation aimed at preventing statelessness, such as: recognizing that all children have a right to the nationality of the State where they were born; prohibiting arbitrary denial...