The International Law Foundations of Palestinian Nationality: A Legal Examination of Nationality in Palestine Under Britain's Rule (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Volume 7)

By the end of British rule in Palestine on 14 May 1948, Palestinian nationality had become well established in accordance with both domestic law and international law. Accordingly, the legal origin of Palestinian nationality lies in this nearly thirty-year period as the status of Palestinians has never been settled since. Hence, any legal consideration on the future status of individuals who once held Palestinian nationality should start from the point at which the British rule over Palestine was terminated. This work provides a legal basis for future settlement of the status of Palestinians of all categories that emerged in some sixty years following the end of the Palestine Mandate: Israeli citizens, inhabitants of the occupied territory, and Palestinian refugees. In conclusion, nationality as regulated by Britain in Palestine represents an international status that cannot be legally altered except in accordance with international law. CONTENTS......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 12 FOREWORD......Page 14 Nationality: a definition......Page 16 Basic assumption......Page 18 Objectives......Page 19 Scope......Page 21 Gap in existing studies......Page 25 Sources......Page 35 Division......Page 36 A short history......Page 40 Ottoman Nationality Law, 1869......Page 41 Ottoman passports......Page 53 Influence of Ottoman nationality in Palestine......Page 55 Concluding remarks......Page 58 Regional context......Page 60 Nationality in Palestine under the British occupation, 1917–1922......Page 66 Nationality after the Palestine Mandate, 1922–1924......Page 73 Palestinian nationality after the Treaty of Lausanne, 1924–1925......Page 82 Background......Page 90 Legal value......Page 94 Motives......Page 98 From Ottoman subjects into Palestinian citizens......Page 102 Original inhabitants of Palestine residing abroad......Page 110 Natural-born Palestinians......Page 124 Technical aspects......Page 128 Practical effects......Page 138 Overview......Page 146 By any Palestinian: naturalization abroad......Page 147 By naturalized citizens: revocation as punishment......Page 149 By marriage......Page 151 Declaration of alienage by minors......Page 153 Recognition of Palestinian nationality by states......Page 156 Palestinian passports......Page 161 Protection of Palestinian citizens abroad......Page 168 General......Page 174 Travellers......Page 176 Immigrants......Page 181 Note on the admission of Palestinian citizens......Page 188 The Hague Conference......Page 192 Procedure......Page 194 Substance......Page 199 On-going validity?......Page 207 Law versus reality......Page 210 Nationality in the post-mandated Palestine: the principle......Page 214 Special provisions......Page 216 Evaluation......Page 220 CONCLUSION......Page 224 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 234 INDEX......Page 260 By the end of the British rule in Palestine on 14 May 1948, Palestinian nationality had become well-established in accordance with both domestic law and international law. Accordingly, the legal origin of Palestinian nationality lies in this nearly thirty-year period as the status of Palestinians has never been settled since. Hence, any legal consideration on the future status of individuals who once held Palestinian nationality should start from the point upon which the British rule over Palestine had been terminated Nationality in Palestine under the Ottoman Empire Palestinian nationality in transition, 1917-1925 Palestinian Citizenship Order 1925 Natural Palestinian citizens Naturalization Expatriation : the loss of nationality External aspects of Palestinian nationality Admission of foreigners into Palestine Applicability of international nationality instruments to Palestine Palestinian nationality in the partition plan.