Summary of the Second Protocol amending the Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality (CETS no. 149)

Second Protocol amending the Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality

Open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe signatories to the Convention, in Strasbourg, on 2 February 1993.

Entry into force: 24 March 1995.

Summary of the treaty

The Second Protocol amends the Convention (ETS No. 43) so as to reflect the evolution of society and adds three new situations in which persons can be allowed to retain their nationality of origin, namely: second-generation migrants, spouses of different nationalities and children whose parents have different nationalities.