STATUS REPORT

CONVENTION ON CERTAIN QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE CONFLICT OF NATIONALITY LAWS

(The Hague, 12/04/1930)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 01 JULY 1937 in accordance with articles 25 and 26

Depositary: Secretariat of the League of Nations

Last updated by PacLII: 09-26-12
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
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Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Fiji 12 Jun 1972 d      
Kiribati 29 Nov 1983 d      
 
" (a) The second paragraph of article 6 of the Convention shall not apply in Malta so as to give immediate effect to a declaration of renunciation of citizenship of Malta, if such declaration is made during any war in which Malta may be engaged or if in the opinion of the Government of Malta such declaration is otherwise contrary to the public policy        
"(b) Article 16 of the Convention shall not apply to an illegitimate child born outside Malta."        
"In accordance with article 20 of the Convention the Government of Mauritius declares that the second paragraph of article 6 of the Convention shall not apply in Mauritius so as to give effect to a declaration of renunciation of the citizenship of Mauritius, if such declaration is made during any war in which Mauritius is engaged."        
"In accordance with article 20 of the Convention, the Government of Malta declares that        
"In accordance with article 20 of the Convention, the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho declares that the second paragraph of article 6 of the Convention shall not apply so as to give effect to a declaration of renunciation of the citizenship of Lesotho if such declaration is made during any war in which Lesotho is engaged, or if the Government of Lesotho considers such declaration otherwise not conducive to the public good."        
1. League of Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 179, p. 89        
2. See note 2 under "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" regarding Hong Kong in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
3. See note 1 under "Myanmar" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
4. See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note 1 under "China" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume)        
5. See note 1 under "Netherlands" regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
6. See note 1 under "former Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
7. The notification of succession contains the following reservation        
8. The notification of succession contains the following declaration        
9. The notification of succession contains the following reservation        
Cyprus 27 Mar 1970 d      
DECLARATIONS        
Lesotho        
Liberia 16 Sep 2005 a      
Malta 16 Aug 1966 d      
Mauritius 18 Jul 1969 d      
Notes        
Pakistan 29 Jul 1953 d      
Swaziland 18 Sep 1970 a      
The above reservation not having been originally formulated by the Government of the United Kingdom in respect of Basutoland, it has become effective for Lesotho on the date on which it would have done so under the provisions of article 26 of the Convention, had it been formulated upon accession, that is to say, on 2 February 1975        
Zimbabwe 1 Dec 1998 d      
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