Recommendation 194 (1959)

Nationality of children of stateless persons

Author(s): Parliamentary Assembly

Origin - (see Doc. 968, Report of the Legal Committee). This Recommendation was adopted by the Assembly at its 6th Sitting, on 23rd April 1959

The Assembly,

Considering that the number of legitimate children born of a stateless father and a mother of the nationality of one of the Member States has increased during the last few years;

Considering that in the majority of Member States these children automatically acquire the nationality of their mother but that in certain other States they become stateless ;

Considering that statelessness is unquestionably prejudicial to these children and that it is in the interests of society that they acquire the nationality of their mothers;

Recalling its Recommendation 87 (1955) on statelessness,

Recommends that the Committee of Ministers :

1. Invite the Member Governments concerned [(1) Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, Luxembourg.] to take the necessary measures so that legitimate children born in their territory of a marriage between a stateless father and a mother who is a national of their country automatically acquire by right the latter' s nationality;

2. Suggest that these Governments draft the legal provisions which will be adopted on this matter in such a manner that the said children, if born in a territory other than that of the mother, do not acquire dual nationality nor become stateless;

3. Keep the Assembly informed of measures which may be taken to this end by the Governments concerned.