STATUS REPORT

PROTOCOL RELATING TO A CERTAIN CASE OF STATELESSNESS

(The Hague, 12/04/1930)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 1 July 1937 in accordance with articles 9 and 10

Depositary: N/A

Last updated by PacLII: 09-26-12
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other
Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Fiji   12 Jun 1972 d    
Kiribati   29 Nov 1983 d    
 
"(i) article 1 shall apply unconditionally to any person born in Malta on or after the 21st September 1964        
"(ii) in regard to a person born in Malta before the 21st September 1964, article 1 shall only apply, where such person was on 20Â September 1964, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and one of his parents was born in Malta."        
"Article 1 shall only be binding upon the Government of Malawi in cases where the mother of a person referred to therein is both a citizen of Malawi and of African race. However, no such person who is denied citizenship of Malawi because his mother is not of African race shall be precluded from applying for citizenship of Malawi on the grounds of close connection with Malawi, birth in Malawi being regarded as a close connection for this purpose."        
"In accordance with article 4 of the Protocol, the Government of Malta declares that        
1. League of Nations, Treaty Series, vol.179, p.115        
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 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 also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
7. The instrument of accession contains the following reservation made in accordance with article 4 of the Protocol        
8. The notification of succession contains the following declaration        
9. The former Yugoslavia had acceded to the Protocol on 15 December 1959. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
Cyprus   3 Apr 1978 d    
Jamaica   12 Jun 1968 a    
Lesotho   4 Nov 1974 d    
Malawi   11 Jul 1967 a    
Malta   16 Aug 1966 d    
Mauritius   18 Jul 1969 d    
NOTES        
Niger   18 Jul 1968 a    
Pakistan   29 Jul 1953 d    
Serbia   12 Mar 2001 d    
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia   18 Jan 1994 d    
Zimbabwe   1 Dec 1998 d    
Keys:
  • Accession (a)
  • Acceptance (A)
  • Approval (AA)
  • Definitive Signature (s)
  • Formal confirmation (c)
  • Participation (P)
  • Notification (of provisional application, of special undertaking, etc) (n)
  • Ratification (Rt)
  • Reservation (r)
  • Succession (d)

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