THERE is no customary international law conferring a specific nationality to foundlings. In principle, it is the sovereign right of states to determine who are its citizens and the conditions for acquiring its nationality. However, states must respect their obligations under international law. In the case of the Philippines, the 1987 Constitution determines who are Philippine citizens.
The right to a nationality was one of the rights pronounced by the UN Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), but not to a specific nationality. Its Article 15 (1) declares that “Everyone has a right to a nationality.”
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