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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe status as a Belgian citizen is acquired, kept and lost according to rules established by civil law.
… (Art. 8) - DutchDe staat van Belg wordt verkregen, behouden en verloren volgens de regelen bij de burgerlijke wet gesteld.
… (Art. 8) - FrenchLa qualité de Belge s’acquiert, se conserve et se perd d’après les règles déterminées par la loi civile.
… (Art. 8) - GermanErwerb, Fortbestand und Verlust der belgischen Staatsangehörigkeit werden durch das Zivilgesetz geregelt.
… (Art. 8)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) No citizen of Malta shall be deprived of his freedom of movement, and for the purpose of this article the said freedom means the right to move freely throughout Malta, the right to reside in any part of Malta, the right to leave and the right to enter Malta.
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(4) For the purposes of this article, any person –
(a) who has emigrated from Malta (whether before, on or after the appointed day) and, having been a citizen of Malta by virtue of article 3(1) or of article 5(1) of the Maltese Citizenship Act as in force upon the coming into force of the Maltese Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2000, has ceased to be such a citizen; or
(b) who emigrated from Malta before the appointed day and, but for his having ceased to be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies before that day, would have become a citizen of Malta by virtue of article 3(1) of the Maltese Citizenship Act as in force upon the coming into force of the Maltese Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2000; or
(c)* who is the spouse of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of this sub-article or of a person who is a citizen of Malta by virtue of article 3(1) or of article 5(1) of the Maltese Citizenship Act as in force upon the coming into force of the Maltese Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2000, and who has been married to that person for at least five years and is living with that person, or is the child under twenty-one years of age of such a person; or
(d) who is the widow or the widower of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this subarticle or of a person who at the time of his or her death was a citizen of Malta by virtue of article 3(1) or of article 5(1) of the Maltese Citizenship Act as in force upon the coming into force of the Maltese Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2000, and who was still living with him or her at the time of his or her death and had been married to that person for at least five years or who would, but for the death of that person, have been so married for at least five years, or is the child under twenty-one years of age of such a person,
shall be deemed to be a citizen of Malta by virtue of article 3(1) or of article 5(1) of the Maltese Citizenship Act as in force upon the coming into force of the Maltese Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2000:
Provided that if the Minister responsible for matters relating to Maltese citizenship at any time by order declares that it is contrary to the public interest that a spouse as is mentioned in paragraph (c), or a widow or widower as is mentioned in paragraph (d), or a child over eighteen years of age as is mentioned in paragraph (c) or (d) is to be so deemed, or to continue to be so deemed, such spouse, widow, widower or child, as the case may be, shall thereupon cease to be deemed to be a citizen of Malta as aforesaid:
Provided further that the Minister responsible for matters relating to Maltese citizenship shall not be required to assign any reason for the issue of any order referred to in the immediately preceding proviso, and the decision of the Minister on any such order shall not be subject to appeal to or review in any court.
… (Art. 44) - Maltese(1) Ebda ċittadin ta’ Malta ma għandu jiġi pprivat mil-libertà tiegħu ta’ moviment, u għall-fini ta’ dan l-artikolu din il-libertà tfisser id-dritt ta’ moviment liberu ġewwa Malta, id-dritt li jirrisjedi f’kull parti ta’ Malta, id-dritt li joħroġ minn Malta u d-dritt li jidħol Malta.
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(4) Għall-finijiet ta’ dan l-artikolu kull persuna -
(a) li tkun emigrat minn Malta (kemm jekk qabel, fi jew wara l-ġurnata stabbilita) u, billi kienet ċittadin ta’ Malta bis-saħħa tal-artikolu 3(1) jew tal-artikolu 5(1) tal-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija kif ikun fis-seħħ mal-bidu fis-seħħ tal-Att tal-2000 li jemenda l-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija, tkun temmet milli tkun ċittadin bħal dak; jew
(b) li emigrat minn Malta qabel il-ġurnata stabbilita u, li ma kienx għaliex tkun temmet milli tkun ċittadin tar-Renju Unit u Kolonji qabel dik il-ġurnata, kienet issir ċittadin ta’ Malta bis-saħħa tal-artikolu 3(1) l-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija kif ikun fis-seħħ mal-bidu fis-seħħ tal-Att tal-2000 li jemenda l-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija; jew
(ċ)* li jkun il-konjuġi ta’ persuna msemmija fil-paragrafu (a) jew (b) ta’ dan is-subartikolu jew ta’ persuna li tkun ċittadin ta’ Malta bis-saħħa tal-artikolu 3(1) jew tal-artikolu 5(1) tal-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija kif ikun fis-seħħ mal-bidu fis-seħħ tal-Att tal-2000 li jemenda l-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija u li tkun miżżewġa lil dik il-persuna għal mill-inqas ħames snin u li tkun tgħix ma’ dik il-persuna, jew tkun l-iben jew il-bint taħt il-wieħed u għoxrin sena ta’ età ta’ dik il-persuna; jew,
(d) li tkun l-armla jew l-armel ta’ persuna msemmija fil-paragrafu (a) jew fil-paragrafu (b) ta’ dan is-subartikolu jew ta’ persuna li fil-waqt tal-mewt tiegħu jew tagħha kienet ċittadin ta’ Malta bis-saħħa tal-artikolu 3(1) jew tal-artikolu 5(1) tal-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija kif ikun fis-seħħ mal-bidu fis-seħħ tal-Att tal-2000 li jemenda l-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija, u li kienet għadha tgħix miegħu jew jgħix magħha fil-waqt tal-mewt tiegħu jew tagħha u li kienet ilha miżżewġa lil dik il-persuna għal mill-inqas ħames snin, jew li kieku kienet, li ma kienx għall-mewt ta’ dik il-persuna, tkun ilha hekk miżżewġa għal mill-inqas ħames snin, jew tkun l-iben jew il-bint taħt l-età ta’ wieħed u għoxrin sena ta’ dik il-persuna,
għandha titqies li tkun ċittadin ta’ Malta bis-saħħa tal-artikolu 3(1) jew tal-artikolu 5(1) tal-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija kif ikun fis-seħħ mal-bidu fis-seħħ tal-Att tal-2000 li jemenda l-Att dwar iċ-Ċittadinanza Maltija:
Iżda jekk il-Ministru responsabbli għall-ħwejjeġ li għandhom x’jaqsmu maċ-ċittadinanza Maltija f’xi żmien b’ordni jiddikjara li jkun kontra l-interess pubbliku li konjuġi kif hemm imsemmi fil-paragrafu (ċ), jew armla jew armel kif hemm imsemmi fil-paragrafu (d), jew iben jew bint li jkollhom ’il fuq minn tmintax-il sena ta’ età kif hemm imsemmi fil-paragrafu (ċ) jew (d) għandhom hekk jitqiesu, jew ikomplu hekk jitqiesu, dawk il-konjuġi, armla, armel, iben jew bint, skont il-każ, għandhom ma’ dan itemmu milli jitqiesu bħala ċittadini ta’ Malta kif imsemmi qabel:
Iżda wkoll, il-Ministru responsabbli għall-ħwejjeġ li għandhom x’jaqsmu maċ-ċittadinanza Maltija ma għandux ikun meħtieġ li jagħti ebda raġuni għall-ħruġ ta’ xi ordni msemmi fil-proviso li jiġi minnufih qabel, u d-deċiżjoni tal-Ministru dwar xi ordni bħal dan ma għandha tkun suġġetta għal appell jew stħarriġ f’ebda qorti.
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Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Romanian citizenship can be acquired, retained or lost as provided by the organic law.
(2) Romanian citizenship cannot be withdrawn if acquired by birth. (Art. 5) - Romanian(1) Cetăţenia română se dobândeşte, se păstrează sau se pierde în condiţiile prevăzute de legea organică.
(2) Cetăţenia română nu poate fi retrasă aceluia care a dobândit-o prin naştere. (Art. 5)
Citizenship and Nationality
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2) The following principles shall be established in the municipal laws:
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d) the right of the municipality to grant citizenship
… (Art. 110) - German…
2) In den Gemeindegesetzen sind folgende Grundzüge festzulegen:
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d) Recht der Gemeinde zur Aufnahme von Bürgern
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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishIt is the entitlement and birthright of every person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, to be part of the Irish Nation. That is also the entitlement of all persons otherwise qualified in accordance with law to be citizens of Ireland.
… (Art. 2) - Irish GaelicTá gach duine a shaolaítear in oileán na hÉireann, ar a n-áirítear a oileáin agus a fharraigí, i dteideal, agus tá de cheart oidhreachta aige nó aici, a bheith páirteach i náisiún na hÉireann. Tá an teideal sin freisin ag na daoine go léir atá cáilithe ar shlí eile de réir dlí chun bheith ina saoránaigh d’Éirinn.
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Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) No alien shall be naturalized except by statute.
… (Sec. 44) - DanishStk. 1. Ingen udlænding kan få indfødsret uden ved lov.
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Citizenship and Nationality
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2. The following are approved by three-fifths of all members of the Assembly:
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b) Law on citizenship;
… (Art. 81) - Albanian
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2. Miratohen me tri të pestat e të gjithë anëtarëve të Kuvendit:
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b) ligji për shtetësinë;
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Citizenship and Nationality
- English
(1) The child of a Hungarian citizen shall be a Hungarian citizen by birth. A cardinal Act may specify other instances of the origin or acquisition of Hungarian citizenship.
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(3) No one shall be deprived of Hungarian citizenship established by birth or acquired in a lawful manner.
(4) The detailed rules for citizenship shall be laid down in a cardinal Act. (Foundation, Art. G) - Hungarian
(1) Születésével a magyar állampolgár gyermeke magyar állampolgár. Sarkalatos törvény a magyar állam polgárság keletkezésének vagy megszerzésének más eseteit is meghatározhatja.
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(3) Senkit nem lehet születéssel keletkezett vagy jogszerűen szerzett magyar állampolgárságától megfosztani.
(4) Az állampolgárságra vonatkozó részletes szabályokat sarkalatos törvény határozza meg. (Alapvetés, G) cikk)
Citizenship and Nationality
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(2) Everybody has the right freely to choose his nationality. It is prohibited to influence this choice in any way, just as is any form of pressure aimed at suppressing a person’s national identity.
… (Charter, Art. 3) - Czech
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(2) Každý má právo svobodně rozhodovat o své národnosti. Zakazuje se jakékoli ovlivňování tohoto rozhodování a všechny způsoby nátlaku směřující k odnárodňování.
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Citizenship and Nationality
- English
(1) For the Republic of Austria there is a uniform nationality.
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(1) Für die Republik Österreich besteht eine einheitliche Staatsbürgerschaft.
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