It is essentially based on effective nationality as opposed to paper nationality.
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Statelessness, or the lack of effective nationality, impacts the daily lives of some 11-12 million people around the world.
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The paper nationality is where the company has been incorporated, but the effective nationality requires a genuine link to the corporate activity.
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In the case of dual nationality, states may determine the most effective nationality for a person, to determine which state's laws are most relevant.
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Organisations such as Refugees International have urged both governments to " grant citizenship to the hundreds of thousands of people who remain without effective nationality ".
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In his ruling on Lay's case, Finkelstein said the tribunal erred in its findings of fact that the Portuguese nationality of the applicant was an " effective nationality ."