- 2 results found
- 2011
- Stateless status and documentation
- Clear
Court name: Council of State
State: Greece
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Other international law
Key aspects: Deportation and removal, Refugee status determination, Stateless status and documentation
The case concerned the refusal to grant international protection to the applicant who had produced evidence that he was going to lose his nationality due to pending criminal proceedings against him in his country of nationality.
Court name: Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo)
State: Spain
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: 1954 Statelessness Convention
The Supreme Court held that a passport issued by the Algerian authorities to a Saharawi person living at the refugee camps only serves as a travel document and does not confirm that the applicant has Algerian nationality. The applicant is stateless and must be officially recognised as such.