Research On Convention On The Nationality Of Married Women

Since the right to nationality has been included in the system of human rights by1948the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for the first time, right to nationality has gradually get recognition of international legislation and made considerable progress, as one of the most important human rights. During nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, the nationality legislation with dependent nationality principle which discriminates against women seriously caused damage to women’s right to nationality and had restricted to or even denied other fundamental rights and freedoms associated with the nationality of women. Convention on the Nationality of Married Women which was concluded in1957not only embodied the thought of" everyone has the right to a nationality " provided in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but also affected states’legislative practice on nationality, which provided legal basis for the protection of married women’s right to nationality. Therefore, a systematic and in-depth research on Convention on the Nationality of Married Women is full of not only important academic value but also practical significance in reality. In addition to preface and conclusion, this dissertation consists of three chapters as follows:Chapter one firstly analyzes the background of conclusion of Convention on the Nationality of Married Women in two aspects of the effect of marriage on married women’s nationality and the nature of human right of married women’s right to nationality; Then, based on the introduction about basic framework of Convention on the Nationality of Married Women it does a simple evaluation of the convention.Chapter two makes a thorough study of the institutional arrangement of the convention for protection of women’s right to nationality and makes a comprehensive analysis on the three principles which are provided in the convention:the principle of specially privileged naturalization procedures for married women, the principle of independence of acquisition, changing and renunciation nationality by married women, the principle of voluntary of changing nationality by married women, from the aspects of specific content, theoretical foundation, the related domestic and international provisions and significance of the three principles.Chapter three discusses the relationship between Convention on the Nationality of Married Women and the related conventions and expounds the unique role and significance of Convention on the Nationality of Married Women for the protection of married women’s right to nationality by comparing Convention on the Nationality of Married Women with Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the other three related conventions about nationality.