PRINCIPLES ON DEPRIVATION OF NATIONALITY AS A NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURE PRINCIPLES ON DEPRIVATION OF NATIONALITY AS A NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURE 1. SCOPE OF APPLICATION, SOURCES & INTERPRETATION 1.1. Scope of application 1.1.1. These Principles apply to all situations in which States take or consider taking steps to deprive a person of nationality as a national security measure. 1.1.2. Any existing or proposed national legal provisions which provide for the deprivation of nationality for the purpose of safeguarding national security should fully comply with international law standards as set out in these Principles. 1.1.3. The Principles are also relevant in the interpretation and application of international law to other situations of deprivation of nationality. 1.1.4. The Principles are also relevant to other practices, including measures to revoke passports, expel or prohibit entry of nationals as a national security measure. 1.2. Sources of law The Principles restate or reflect international law and legal standards under the UN Charter, treaty law, customary international law, general principles of law, judicial decisions and legal scholarship, regional and national law and practice. 1.3. Interpretation 1.3.1. In all circumstances, the Principles should be interpreted in accordance with international human rights law and standards, applying the most favourable provision of protection. 1.3.2. The Principles set out minimum standards. Nothing in these Principles shall be invoked as a reason to apply a lower level of protection against deprivation of nationality than that currently provided in national laws. |7