Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for the Home Department
[2013] UKSC 62
판결 이유
The Secretary of State cannot deprive a person of British citizenship if the effect would be to render them stateless, unless they are able to acquire another nationality.
사실관계
Mr Al-Jedda, an Iraqi-born British citizen, was deprived of his citizenship while abroad. He had been deprived of Iraqi nationality upon becoming British. The question was whether the deprivation rendered him stateless.
판결 요약
The Supreme Court held that the deprivation order was invalid because it rendered Mr Al-Jedda stateless. The possibility of reacquiring Iraqi nationality was too uncertain to rely upon.
주요 인용문
"The prohibition on rendering a person stateless reflects a fundamental principle of international law."
— Lord Wilson
후속 처리
Led to amendment of BNA 1981 to allow deprivation even if it causes statelessness where the person has conducted themselves in a manner seriously prejudicial to the UK.