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23 Tul. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 177 (2014-2015)
Nationality Laws and Statelessness after State Breakup: A Comparative Look at the Former SFRY and Sudan, and a Prediction for Postconflict Syria

handle is hein.journals/tulicl23 and id is 185 raw text is: Nationality Laws and Statelessness After State Breakup: A Comparative Look at the Former SFRY and Sudan, and a Prediction for Postconflict Syria Susan J. Frye* I. INTRODUCTION ............................................. 177 II. STATELESSNESS: BACKGROUND ................. .......... 179 III. NATIONALITY LAWS ......................................... 183 A. Domestic Nationality Laws........................ 183 B. International Nationality Laws......................... 185 IV. STATELESSNESS IN POSTDISSOLUTION/POSTSECESSION STATES: A COMPARATIVE LOOK ...................... 88 A. The Former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia................................ 188 B. Sudan and South Sudan.......................1 92 V. DISCUSSION ................................................. 195 A. Comparison of Citizenship Issues Presented After State Secession: SFR Yand Sudan ...............1 95 B. A Look Ahead: Citizenshi in Postconflict Syria........... 199 VI. CONCLUSION ......................................... 203 I. INTRODUCTION Citizenship, and the lack thereof, is a concern for millions of people worldwide. Though taken for granted by many, a person's citizenship provides him important social and political rights. For many, citizenship affords the right to vote, the right to participate in local and national political processes, and the right to obtain identity documents.' Without these rights, a person is moved to the fringe of society. A person without identity documents may be barred from claiming or accessing many social and economic benefits, such as the right to education, healthcare, * C 2014 Susan J. Frye. J.D./M.S. International Development candidate 2015, Tulane University Law School. B.A. 2004, cum laude, New York University. 1. Stateless People, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMM'R FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR), http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c I 55.html (last visited Nov. 19, 2014). 177

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