Court name: Administrative Jurisdiction Division from the Council of State
State: Netherlands
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: 1954 Statelessness Convention, 1961 Statelessness Convention
Key aspects: Determination/confirmation of nationality, Standard of proof, State succession, Statelessness determination
Request to have nationality changed from "unknown" to "stateless" denied, as it cannot be ruled out that the applicant's father has Macedonian nationality. Applicant did not provide enough evidence to determine statelessness.
Court name: Administrative Court in Zagreb
State: Croatia
Date of decision:
Key aspects: Acquisition of nationality, Burden of proof, Determination/confirmation of nationality, Protection, State succession, Statelessness determination
The applicant was born in 1984 in the Republic of Croatia and her birth was registered, but she never acquired citizenship. The case concerns her subsequent acquisition of citizenship as a stateless person with permanent residence.