Statelessness in the GCC: Gender Discrimination beyond Nationality Law By Betsy L. Fisher Statelessness Working Paper Series No. 2015/01

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Statelessness in the GCC: Gender Discrimination beyond Nationality law

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Description: Looking at the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, this article discusses three ways in which discrimination in the basis of gender and birth status can create statelessness—beyond nationality law. First, preventing civil registration on the basis of birth status creates a strong risk of statelessness for non-marital children. Second, discrimination against women and non-marital children also limits avenues to verify the paternity of non-marital children. Finally, governmental restrictions that prevent citizens from marrying foreigners can lead to statelessness because children born to forbidden unions may be treated as non-marital children.

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