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This second revised edition takes into account the decision of the International Court of Justice in the "Nottebohm Case" which was published just as the first

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It is a familiar and irrefutable fact that the world we live in today is marked with divisions. Border posts, frontier patrols, and elaborate fencing establish

'In our supposedly borderless world, having a nationality, and thus access to documents which permit travel and proof of identity, has become increasingly impor