Stateless And Abandoned

The Foundling In Malaysia

Authors

  • Vivien J.H. Chen

Keywords:

citizenship, citizenship in Malaysia, stateless, statelessness, stateless children, citizenship by operation of law, jus soli, jus sanguinis

Abstract

Citizenship denotes allegiance as well as a sense of belonging to a country. In return for such allegiance, certain benefits are conferred exclusively on citizens of the country. A person who is not a citizen of any country is a stateless person. Having no citizenship in a country, she is a perpetual alien, even in her country of origin and domicile. A stateless person has been likened to a vessel on the open sea not sailing under the flag of a state, or a bird that flies alone. 

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Published

2019-01-15

How to Cite

Chen, V. J. (2019). Stateless And Abandoned: The Foundling In Malaysia. Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law, 30(1), 119–136. Retrieved from https://ijie.um.edu.my/index.php/JMCL/article/view/16256