Re: Czech citizenship law
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 97 20:02:03 -0500
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Re: Czech citizenship law
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Mr Elliott,
I saw your message for Boris re: Czech citizenship law and german law.
For the german one you might want to try: http://www.uni-konstanz.
de/FuF/ueberfak/fzaa/passerelle.html
or UNCHR database.
For the Czech one you can try also at:
gopher://fenrir.psp.cz/11/parleng
but is 1993 version. As far I know the modifications (1994 and 1996) are not
yet there.
Moreover, Czech authorities announced one week ago that the law will be
changed again (but via governmental decree!).
In Canada Paula Thompson ([email protected]) has Tolerance Foundation
reports mentioned by Boris (there four of them) and other materials such as
Helsinki Watch report, ERRC reports, etc.
You have below a list which might be interesting for you (I sent it last
several days ago to an american law student).
1. The Council of Europe report title is:
"Report of the experts of the Council of Europe on the citizenship laws of
the Czech republic and Slovakia and their implementation - and replies of
the Governments of the Czech Republic and Slovakia" Strasbourg, 2 April 1996
DIR/JUR (96)4.
Note: is a public document
2. UNCHR reports are:
2.1. "Statelessness in the Czech republic: the Czech citizenship law and its
application" document prepared by Jeffrey L. Blackman, August 1996.
and
2.2 "The Czech and Slovak citizenship laws and the problem of statelessness"
document prepared by the Office of the United nations High Commissioner for
Refugees - Regional Bureau for Europe, Division of International Protection,
February 1996.
I do not know if these documents are available to the public.
The international law documents:
3. Venice Commission (which is a Council of Europe body officially called
European Commission for Democracy through Law)
3.1. "Summary tables of replies to the qustionnaire of the consequences of
state succession for nationality", Strasbourg, 26 August 1996, CDL-NAT (96)
(or the complete document which is "Replies to the questionnaire of the
consequences of state succession for nationality" Strasbourg, 23 April 1996
, CDL-NAT (96) 2)
3.2 "Consequences of state succession for nationality - Report" Venise, 14
September 1996, CDL-NAT (96) 9
3.3 "Explanatory report on the declaration on the consequences of the state
succession for the nationality of natural persons" CDL-NAT (96)
4. The UN international law commission (particularly the work of the Special
Rapporteur, Mr. Vaclav Mikulka)
4.1 "Report on state succession and its impact on the nationality of natural
and legal persons" A/CN.4/474 from 17 April 1996
Note: 3 and 4 are very useful provided that you are interested in more
general international law implications and in comparative law. For the
former one you can also see:
5. "Resolutions and recommendations of the Council of Europe relating to
nationality" DIR/JUR (94) 1, Strasbourg, June 1994
and
6. "European Bulletin on Nationality" Strasbourg, March 1997, DIR/JUR (97) 4
.
PS. The work of US Helsinki Commission was crucial for the amendment of the
Czech citizenship law. Erika Schlager (email [email protected]) knows
more than anyone else in US about the situation in Czech Republic. I'm sure
she would help you find the documents issued by her office...
You may ask for CoE and UN documents directly to Strasbourg and Geneve, they
will send them (even email requests - you can find the addresses on internet
, in CoE and UN website).
Good luck,
Ina Zoon
Los Almendros 4, Urb. La Vega 28450 Collado Mediano Madrid, Spain
Tel: (341) 859 83 83
Fax: (431) 859 82 34
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