9.4. Liberty and security of person 9.4.1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of the person and no one shall be subject to arbitrary arrest or detention. 9.4.2. The arbitrary detention of persons who have been deprived of their nationality is prohibited. 9.5. Legal personhood 9.5.1. Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. All persons are equal before the law. 9.5.2. It is not permissible for States to deny any person’s legal personhood or their equality before the law through the deprivation of nationality and denial of the right to enter and remain in their own country. 9.6. Right to private and family life 9.6.1. Everyone has the right to private and family life. 9.6.2. This includes the right to live together as a family and not be separated as a result of a family member being deprived of their nationality and subject to detention or expulsion in violation of international law. 9.7. The rights of the child 9.7.1. Every child has the right to a nationality. States must protect the child’s right to acquire and preserve their nationality and to re-establish their nationality when arbitrarily deprived of it. 9.7.2. States are required to treat all persons under the age of 18 in accordance with their rights as children. 9.7.3. States must protect the rights of the child and the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all proceedings affecting the nationality of children, their parents and other family members. 9.7.4. It can never be in the best interest of a child to be made stateless or be deprived of nationality. 9.7.5. States must take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected against all forms of discrimination or punishment on the basis of the status, activities, expressed opinions, or beliefs of the child's parents, legal guardians, or family members. 17