10. The Protocol includes comprehensive due process and administrative justice protections:
The Protocol guarantees the right to obtain copies of documents required to establish
nationality and a right to issuance of certificates of nationality. It prohibits the arbitrary
cancellation, non-renewal, or destruction of documents. States must ensure clear and fair
procedures, including that nationality-related decisions must be:
I. notified to the affected person
II.accompanied by reasons; and
III.subject to judicial or administrative review.
References: Article 3(3), Article 6(3), Article 11, Article 12, Article 13, Article 14, Article 15
Article 16(2), Article 16, Article 17, Article 19(4), and Article 20
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