Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for the Home Department
[2013] UKSC 62
判决理由
The Secretary of State cannot deprive a person of British citizenship if the effect would be to render them stateless, unless they are able to acquire another nationality.
事实
Mr Al-Jedda, an Iraqi-born British citizen, was deprived of his citizenship while abroad. He had been deprived of Iraqi nationality upon becoming British. The question was whether the deprivation rendered him stateless.
判决摘要
The Supreme Court held that the deprivation order was invalid because it rendered Mr Al-Jedda stateless. The possibility of reacquiring Iraqi nationality was too uncertain to rely upon.
关键引述
"The prohibition on rendering a person stateless reflects a fundamental principle of international law."
— Lord Wilson
后续处理
Led to amendment of BNA 1981 to allow deprivation even if it causes statelessness where the person has conducted themselves in a manner seriously prejudicial to the UK.