[DRAFT] Ending Statelessness

[Stellonia]

RECOGNIZING that different states have different requirements for citizenship,

UNDERSTANDING that this difference in requirements causes some individuals to be born under circumstances that satisfy no state's requirements for citizenship,

LAMENTING the adverse consequences of being stateless that befall these individuals through no fault of their own, and

SEEKING to end and prevent statelessness by reconciling different states' concepts of citizenship through a resolution,

THE WORLD ASSEMBLY HEREBY

1. DECLARES that every individual has the right to possess citizenship,

2. DEFINES, for the purpose of interpreting and enforcing this resolution, the term "presently stateless individual" as an individual who lacks citizenship in any state at the time of the enactment of this resolution,

3. REQUIRES that should at least one of a presently stateless individual's parents have held citizenship within a member state at the time of that individual's birth, that member state shall bestow citizenship upon that individual,

4. REQUIRES that should neither of a presently stateless individual's parents have held citizenship within a member state at the time of that individual's birth, the member state in which the individual was born shall bestow citizenship upon that individual,

5. REQUIRES that should a presently stateless individual neither have been born within a member state nor have parents who held the citizenship of a member state at the time of that individual's birth, the member state in which the individual currently resides shall bestow citizenship upon that individual, and

6. REQUIRES member states to bestow citizenship to individuals born to at least one of their citizens after the passage of this resolution.

[Kenmoria]

“The idea of a person being given citizenship simply because they have resided in Kenmoria for the past two days seems silly to me, and this proposal doesn’t account for the idea of citizenship tests currently in place on hundreds of nations.”

(OOC: You are posting a lot of drafts lately. Although none of them are of particularly poor quality, it would be a good idea to focus on a one or a few proposals rather than trying to handle so many drafts simultaneously.)

[Stellonia]

“The idea of a person being given citizenship simply because they have resided in Kenmoria for the past two days seems silly to me, and this proposal doesn’t account for the idea of citizenship tests currently in place on hundreds of nations.”

"We could establish a Stateless Individuals Resettlement Agency in order to resolve this issue."

(OOC: You are posting a lot of drafts lately. Although none of them are of particularly poor quality, it would be a good idea to focus on a one or a few proposals rather than trying to handle so many drafts simultaneously.)

OOC: I know, but I think that I am up to the task.

[Kenmoria]

“I’m not sure how exactly this would work. If you have two member nations, neither of which want to give citizenship to a given individual, who would determine which state would have to do so?”

"This resolution would establish clear conventions for doing so. If a person has parents who hold citizenship of a member state, that state would be obligated to give them citizenship. If that person does not, the state where they were born would be obligated to give them citizenship. If the person were not born in a member state, the member state in which they currently reside would be obligated to give them citizenship."

(OOC: See my most recent post. I posted my reply then scrolled up and realised that what I had written made very little sense in the context of your proposal.)

[Deacarsia]

I must oppose this proposal, for both reasons of national sovereignty in determination of citizenship and for the fact that there are some individuals who explicitly desire to be stateless, which this proposal compleatly ignores.

[Stellonia]

I must oppose this proposal, for both reasons of national sovereignty in determination of citizenship and for the fact that there are some individuals who explicitly desire to be stateless, which this proposal compleatly ignores.

"I will take that into consideration when I work on the second draft."

[Morover]

"No support. Morover has no duty to grant citizenship to every individual infringing upon the national borders of Morover. We have easily accessible naturalization processes, and we do not see reason to grant citizenship to individuals who do not desire it."

[Wallenburg]

RECOGNIZING that different states have different requirements for citizenship,

UNDERSTANDING that this difference in requirements causes some individuals to be born under circumstances that satisfy no state's requirements for citizenship,

LAMENTING the adverse consequences of being stateless that befall these individuals through no fault of their own, and

SEEKING to end and prevent statelessness by reconciling different states' concepts of citizenship through a resolution,

THE WORLD ASSEMBLY HEREBY

1. DECLARES that every individual has the right to possess citizenship,

2. DEFINES, for the purpose of interpreting and enforcing this resolution, the term "presently stateless individual" as an individual who lacks citizenship in any state at the time of the enactment of this resolution,

3. REQUIRES that should at least one of a presently stateless individual's parents have held citizenship within a member state at the time of that individual's birth, that member state shall bestow citizenship upon that individual,

"Wallenburg will not support any attempt to impose the ideology of right-by-blood citizenship on incompatible societies."

4. REQUIRES that should neither of a presently stateless individual's parents have held citizenship within a member state at the time of that individual's birth, the member state in which the individual was born shall bestow citizenship upon that individual,

"For the same reason, we will not support the imposition of birthright citizenship on member states."

5. REQUIRES that should a presently stateless individual neither have been born within a member state nor have parents who held the citizenship of a member state at the time of that individual's birth, the member state in which the individual currently resides shall bestow citizenship upon that individual, and

"Absolutely not. Wallenburg will not bestow citizenship on total strangers."

6. REQUIRES member states to bestow citizenship to individuals born to at least one of their citizens after the passage of this resolution.

"Again, the imposition of right-by-blood citizenship is unacceptable."

[Sancta Romana Ecclesia]

This is a good initiative. However, as pointed out above, its flaws include forcing ius sanguinis on all nations and forcing them to accept what may be total strangers as citizens (clause 5). Temporary residency shouldn't qualify any person for citizenship. Moreover, the proposal doesn't distinguish between legal and illegal residency, which is a massive overreach into the members' immigration policies.

Someone who has permanent legal residency or has been granted asylum should be granted citizenship. Someone who resides illegally or only temporarily - shouldn't. You can mandate nations to admit stateless individuals from non-WA nations as asylees).

Further, although S.R.E. is a ius sanguinis nation (Article XXX para. 1 of the Fundamental Statute), we recognize that others may adapt ius soli policy based on their legal traditions. The proposed resolution should reflect that.