Spain - Supreme Court (Contentious-Administrative Chamber), appeal no. 4631/2010

Court name: Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo)
State: Spain
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: 1954 Statelessness Convention
Key aspects: Stateless status and documentation, Statelessness determination

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.