International recommendation

Stateless children

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Populations of concern:
ChildrenStateless persons
Relevant CRC articles:
Art. 7 – Birth registrationArt. 8 – Identity
Source:
CRC/C/NOR/CO/7

Recommended measures (2)

Concerned that stateless children born in the State Party are not automatically granted Norwegian nationality, and recalling its previous recommendations, the Committee urges the State Party:

Measure
Measure types:
Laws and regulationsFollow-up of recommendations
Responsible Ministries:
Ministry of Labour and Social InclusionMinistry of Justice and Public Security

(a) To adopt a statutory legal definition of statelessness in line with international standards, and establish safeguards to facilitate the acquisition of nationality for children who would otherwise be stateless and a statelessness determination procedure

Measure
Measure type:
Laws and regulations
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

(b) To review and amend the Nationality Act with a view to ensuring automatic acquisition of Norwegian nationality for stateless children born in the State Party