146 COLUM. J. RACE & L. [Vol. 11:83 right to nationality from the interpretive fold of racial discrimination as a jus cogens norm. This Article has provided a principled, doctrinal interpretive framework within which to “read down” the problematic Article 1(3) so that the international community no longer brushes over the provision, but rather utilizes it to help combat racially discriminatory nationality laws. The clarification and articulation of legal norms around Article 1(3) and a justification for its narrow interpretation adds to the existing legal tools for combatting discriminatory citizenship deprivation and denial, and narrowing the boundaries of state discretion.