Succession of states and its impact on the nationality of natural persons

Abstract

Abstract: Succession of states is considered the main reason for the transfer of sovereignty from one party to another. Succession may be partial or total. In both cases, it results in one state replacing another state in managing its internal and external affairs. Succession does not only have implications for nationality, but rather its effects extend to various state issues. Such as debts, money, archives, etc. However, nationality and the possibility of its loss are considered one of the most important effects that result from the succession. Therefore, the global and regional international community worked to find solutions to confront this situation (the state of statelessness in the event of the succession). However, despite these efforts, this situation still exists. Perhaps the reason for this is due to the lack of these efforts and their lack of comprehensiveness for all cases of succession on the one hand, or because issues of nationality and its organization basically fall within the scope of the jurisdiction reserved for the state, which constitutes an obstacle to the effectiveness of international efforts. In this regard. Therefore, in order to achieve better effectiveness at the international level, it requires concerted internal efforts to achieve the desired result in reducing cases of statelessness in the event of succession. © 2023 TUJR, College of Law, Tikrit University