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| Table of Contents |
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| Introduction |
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| First Part: National Legislation |
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| Première partie — Legislation nationale |
| Australia: |
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Nationality and Citizenship Act No. 85 of 1953. An Act to amend the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948–1952 |
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Nationality and Citizenship Act No. 1 of 1955. An Act to amend the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948–1953 |
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| Belgique: |
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Loi du 30 décembre 1953 relative à la déchéance de la nationalité belge du chef de condamnation par défaut pour infraction contre la sûreté de l'Etat, commise entre le 26 août 1939 et le 15 juin 1949 |
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| Cambodge: |
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(a) |
Krâm n° 913-NS du 30 novembre 1954 |
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(b) |
Krâm n° 904-NS du 27 septembre 1954 |
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| Canada: |
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(a) |
The Canadian Citizenship Act (Chapter 33, R.S.C. 1952 as amended in 1953 and 1954) |
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(b) |
Amendment to the Canadian Citizenship Act of 7 June 1956 |
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| Dominican Republic: |
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(a) |
Constitution of the Dominican Republic, proclaimed on 1st December 1955 |
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(b) |
Act No. 4063 of 6 March 1955 amending certain articles of the Naturalization Act No. 168 |
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Act No. 4536 of 12 September 1956 concerning withdrawal of the licence to practice from professional persons of Dominican nationality who acquire a foreign nationality |
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Act No. 13 of 3 May 1942 prescribing penalties for Dominican nationals who claim a foreign nationality |
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Act No. 3926, of 18 September 1954 |
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| Federation of Malaya: |
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Constitution |
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| Finland: |
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Act of 9 May 1941 concerning the acquisition and loss of Finnish citizenship |
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| Germany (Federal Republic of): |
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Third settlement of nationality questions Act of 19 August 1957 |
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| Grèce: |
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Décret-loi n° 3370 du 30 septembre 1955 |
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| Hongrie: |
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Loi n° V de 1957 sur la nationalité |
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| Ireland: |
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The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act No. 26 of 1956. An Act to make provision for the acquisition and loss of Irish nationality and citizenship |
59 |
| Israel: |
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(a) |
Law of Return (amendment) 5714–1954 |
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(b) |
Nationality (amendment) Law, 5718–1958 |
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| Japan: |
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Note |
67 |
| Netherlands: |
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Act of 16 July 1958, amending the Act relative to Netherlandership and Residentship in respect of women who have been married and minor children |
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(b) |
Act of 23 December 1953, for revocation of the Royal Decree of22 May 1953 (the prevention of undesirable consequences of acquiring foreign nationality after May 1940) with regulation of transitional law |
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(c) |
Act of 24 December 1953 amending the Act of 30 July 1953 containing provisions for eliminating statelessness |
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| New Zealand: |
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Adoption Act 1955 |
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| Pakistan: |
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Naturalization (amendment) Act, 1957 |
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| Sudan: |
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The Sudanese Nationality Act No. 22 of 1957. An Act to make provision for Sudanese nationality and for matters connected therewith |
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| Suisse: |
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Loi fédérale complétant la loi sur l'acquisition et la perte de la nationalité suisse, 7 décembre 1956 |
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| United Arab Republic: |
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Loi n° 391 de 1956 sur la nationalité égyptienne |
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| United Kingdom: |
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(a) |
British Protected States (Fujairah and Kalba) Order, 1952 |
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(b) |
British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons (Amendment) Order in Council, 1953 |
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(c) |
British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons (Amendment) Order in Council, 1958 |
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(d) |
British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons (Amendment No. 2) Order in Council, 1958 |
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(e) |
Ghana Independence Act, 1957 |
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(f) |
Federation of Malaya Independence Act, 1957 |
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(g) |
British Nationality Act, 1958 |
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| Venezuela: |
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Naturalization Act of 18 July 1955 |
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| Second Part: Treaties and International Agreements |
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| Deuxième partie. — Traités et Accords internationaux |
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Multilateral Treaties — Traités multilatéraux: |
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Convention on the Nationality of Married Women-Resolution 1040 (XI) adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 29 January 1957 |
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Convention sur la nationalité de la femme mariée. — Résolution 1040 (XI) adoptée par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies le 29 janvier 1957 |
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Bilateral Treaties — Traités bilatéraux: |
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Convention between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea regulating the citizenship of persons having dual citizenship. Signed at Pyongyang, on 16 December 1957 |
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| Addendum — Additif |
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| Austria |
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(a) |
Federal Act of June 1954 on the Acquisition of Austrian Nationality by Volksdeutsche |
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(b) |
Federal Act of 20 December 1955 |
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(c) |
Constitutional Act of 8 February 1956, amending the Regulations on Citizenship |
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(d) |
Federal Act of 14 March 1957 to Amend the Transitional Citizenship Act, 1949, BGBl., No. 276, as Amended by the Federal Act of 15 December 1951, BGBl., No. 12/1952 |
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| Ceylon |
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Citizenship Act No. 18 of 1948, as amended by Acts Nos. 40 of 1950 and 13 of 1955 |
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| Germany (Federal Republic of) |
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Settlement of Nationality Questions Act of22 February 1955 |
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(b) |
Second Settlement of Nationality Questions Act of I 7 May 1956 |
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(c) |
Third Settlement of Nationality Questions Act of 19 August 1957 |
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| Ghana |
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Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1957 |
126 |
| India |
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Citizenship Act No. 57 of 1955 |
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| Libya |
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Nationality Law No. 17 of 1954 |
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| Netherlands |
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Act of December 23, 1953, A.O.D. 620, repealing Royal Decree of May 22, 1943 (A.O.D. D 16) (the prevention of undesirable effects as a result of the acquisition of foreign nationality after May 9, 1940) and laying down transitional regulations (which became effective on March 1, 1954, by Royal Decree of January 12, 1954, A.O.D. 1) |
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| Paraguay |
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Act No. 245 of 23 December 1954 to Interpret Article 41, Paragraph 4, of the Nationality Constitution |
146 |
| Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabian Nationality Ordinance, 1954 |
146 |
| Spain |
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Act No. 504 of 15 July 1954 |
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| Tunisie |
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Décret du 26 janvier 1956 (12 djoumada II 1375), portant promulgation du code de la nationalité tunisienne |
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| United States of America |
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Public Law 85–316. An Act to Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and for Other Purposes, 11 September 1957 |
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(b) |
Act of 16 March, 1956, granting the benefits of section 301 (a) (7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to certain children of United States citizens — 70 Stat. 50, 8 U.S.C. 1401 (a) |
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| Viet-Nam |
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Ordonnance n° 10 du 7 décembre 1955 portant code de la nationalité vietnamienne |
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