On the Content of the Human Right to a Nationality
Journal: Krytyka Prawa
Year: 2021

According to Article 15(1) of the UDHR, 'everyone has the right to a nationality'. Although the quoted provision looks deceptively straightforward, the determination of its content is not an easy task. Past research has been mainly focused on the problem of statelessness which was the historical reason for the introduction of the right in question. In this paper, I argue that holding the status of a formal national is not enough to have the right to a nationality secured. To show this, first, I