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APATRIDE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stateless
1, record 1, English, stateless
correct, federal regulation, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The applicant's country of nationality or, if the applicant is stateless, their country of habitual residence other than a country in which they are residing without having been lawfully admitted. 2, record 1, English, - stateless
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stateless: term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 2002. 3, record 1, English, - stateless
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- apatride
1, record 1, French, apatride
correct, federal regulation, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pays dont il a la nationalité ou, s'il est apatride, le pays dans lequel il a sa résidence habituelle autre que celui où il n'a pas été légalement admis. 2, record 1, French, - apatride
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
apatride : terme tiré du Règlement sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2002. 3, record 1, French, - apatride
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- International Public Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stateless person
1, record 2, English, stateless%20person
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- heimatlos 2, record 2, English, heimatlos
correct, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law. 3, record 2, English, - stateless%20person
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Droit international public
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- apatride
1, record 2, French, apatride
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- heimatlos 2, record 2, French, heimatlos
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Individu sans nationalité, soit qu'il n'en ait jamais eu, soit qu'en ayant eu une il l'ait perdue sans en acquérir une autre. 2, record 2, French, - apatride
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
heimatlos : La pratique et la doctrine modernes substituent à ce terme celui d'apatride. 2, record 2, French, - apatride
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
- Derecho internacional público
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- apátrida
1, record 2, Spanish, ap%C3%A1trida
correct, common gender
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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