Master Nationality Principle in Third Party Countries - A comparative study on the right to diplomatic protection to individuals with dual nationality in third party countries
(2013) LAGF03 20132Faculty of Law
Department of Law
- Abstract
- The purpose of this dissertation is to compare the Master Nationality principle in four different countries, to establish how the principle is handled in these countries, and to find out the actual effect for the individuals with dual nationality in that country. For this purpose I will also aim to determine current international customary law and find out how it relates to the Hague Convention on Certain Questions Relating to the Conflict of Nationality Law.
Throughout my dissertation I have been able to determine that the 4th and 5th article of the HCCNL are not an expression of international customary law. Currently, the principle of effective nationality has replaced the doctrine of non-responsibility and has ascended to be the... (More) - The purpose of this dissertation is to compare the Master Nationality principle in four different countries, to establish how the principle is handled in these countries, and to find out the actual effect for the individuals with dual nationality in that country. For this purpose I will also aim to determine current international customary law and find out how it relates to the Hague Convention on Certain Questions Relating to the Conflict of Nationality Law.
Throughout my dissertation I have been able to determine that the 4th and 5th article of the HCCNL are not an expression of international customary law. Currently, the principle of effective nationality has replaced the doctrine of non-responsibility and has ascended to be the current meaning of the Master Nationality principle. I have also been able to conclude that there does not seem to be any particular correlation between legal families and the stance of multiple nationalities, and that a country’s stance on dual nationality, when one of them is its own national, is not necessarily reflective on the recognition of other dual nationals. I have been able to determine that the stance of the United States and Denmark seems to reflect current international law, where any state of which a dual national is a national may exercise diplomatic protection, which is also evident in the draft articles of the International Law Commission. The view of the United Kingdom does not seem to align as well with international customary law but it does correlate with the HCCNL, which the United Kingdom is a signatory to. Sweden, on the other hand, is also a signatory to the HCCNL but has not shown to take any steps towards implementing the 5th article of the HCCNL, which leaves them in a bit of a pickle internationally, should any contracting member raise demands concerning it. It is therefore my opinion that Sweden needs to immediately either implement the HCCNL or quickly denounce it, alternatively reserve itself against article 5. (Less)
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- author
- Schanner, Christian LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20132
- year
- 2013
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- public international law, comparative law, dual nationality, diplomatic protection, consular notification
- language
- English
- id
- 4228350
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abstract = {{The purpose of this dissertation is to compare the Master Nationality principle in four different countries, to establish how the principle is handled in these countries, and to find out the actual effect for the individuals with dual nationality in that country. For this purpose I will also aim to determine current international customary law and find out how it relates to the Hague Convention on Certain Questions Relating to the Conflict of Nationality Law.
Throughout my dissertation I have been able to determine that the 4th and 5th article of the HCCNL are not an expression of international customary law. Currently, the principle of effective nationality has replaced the doctrine of non-responsibility and has ascended to be the current meaning of the Master Nationality principle. I have also been able to conclude that there does not seem to be any particular correlation between legal families and the stance of multiple nationalities, and that a country’s stance on dual nationality, when one of them is its own national, is not necessarily reflective on the recognition of other dual nationals. I have been able to determine that the stance of the United States and Denmark seems to reflect current international law, where any state of which a dual national is a national may exercise diplomatic protection, which is also evident in the draft articles of the International Law Commission. The view of the United Kingdom does not seem to align as well with international customary law but it does correlate with the HCCNL, which the United Kingdom is a signatory to. Sweden, on the other hand, is also a signatory to the HCCNL but has not shown to take any steps towards implementing the 5th article of the HCCNL, which leaves them in a bit of a pickle internationally, should any contracting member raise demands concerning it. It is therefore my opinion that Sweden needs to immediately either implement the HCCNL or quickly denounce it, alternatively reserve itself against article 5.}},
author = {{Schanner, Christian}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Master Nationality Principle in Third Party Countries - A comparative study on the right to diplomatic protection to individuals with dual nationality in third party countries}},
year = {{2013}},
}