TABLE OF CONTENTS Click on the topics below Background 5 Guidance on Regional Provisions for 14 Nationality Laws in the Arab region Acquisition of nationality through parentage (jus sanguinis) 15 Acquisition of nationality through place of birth 19 (jus soli) Foundlings 22 Birth registration 24 Naturalization on the basis of marriage 28 Naturalization on the basis of residence 30 Facilitated naturalization of stateless persons 32 State succession 33 Withdrawal of nationality 37 Conclusion 51 Glossary 53 Footnotes 55

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