Appeals Court rules overseas-born children of M'sian mums not entitled to citizenship
- 2 years ago
The government succeeded in its appeal to deny citizenship to overseas-born children of Malaysian mothers and foreign fathers.
The Court of Appeal today overturned the 2021 landmark Kuala Lumpur High Court decision that Malaysian mothers have the same right as Malaysian fathers to confer citizenship by operation of law to children born overseas.
The Court of Appeal today overturned the 2021 landmark Kuala Lumpur High Court decision that Malaysian mothers have the same right as Malaysian fathers to confer citizenship by operation of law to children born overseas.