REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES VS KAMRAN F. KABARSI FACTS: On June 25, 2002, Kaman F. Ka!a"# $%e& a 'e(#(#)n *) na(ua%#+a(#)n #(- (-e RTC -ee -e a%%ee& (-e *)%%)#n: /. H#" *u%% *u%% name name #" Kaman Kaman F. Ka!a"# Ka!a"# 2. He #" e1) e1)n#+ n#+e& e& a" a Person of Concern by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR3 a" "-)n #n a 1e(#$1a(#)n &u%4 #""ue& !4 (-e UNHCR . He #" 'e"en(%4 'e"en(%4 e"#&#n e"#&#n #(#(- -#" *am#%4 a( 6/ 6/ Bu)" S(ee(, 7#')%) 7#')%) C#(4, "#n1e ea%4 'a( )* June 2000 an& m)e ") -a" e"#&e& 1)n(#nu)u"%4 #n (-e P-#%#''#ne" *) n)( %e"" (-an // 4ea" #mme&#a(e%4 'e1e&#n (-e &a(e )* (-#" 'e(#(#)n () #(, "#n1e // Ju%4 /880 an& #n 7#')%) C#(4 *) m)e (-an )ne /3 4ea 6. H#" %a"( '%a1e )* *)e#n *)e#n e"#&en1e e"#&en1e a" Pa9#"(an Pa9#"(an an& -#" )(-e '%a1e" )* e"#&en1e, '#) () -#" 'e"en( e"#&en1e, ee a" *)%%)" #3 Pana4 Ae., ;ue+)n C#(4 ##3 S(a. F#%)mena, F#%)mena, 7#')%) C#(4 ###3 Ca'#()% Aea, 7umaue(e C#(4 #3 7)-#n)!, R)
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A*(e $n&#n (-a( (-e 'e(#(#)n #" "u1#en( #n *)m, (-e 'e(#(#)ne "u!m#((e& -#" #(ne""e", an& (-eea*(e, ())9 (-e #(ne"" "(an& -#m"e%*. He naa(e& (-a( -e #" an Ian#an na(#)na%. He an& -#" !)(-e %e*( Ian #n /8> !ea1au"e )* (-e a !e(een Ian an& IaD a( (-a( (#me. T-e# )enmen( 1)n$"1a(e& (-e# 'a""')( ") (-e4 (ae%%e& !4 1ame% () Pa9#"(an -ee (-e4 "(a4e& *) 4ea", !u( a" n)( an(e& a e*uee "(a(u" (-ee. T-e4 &e1#&e& () 1)me () (-e P-#%#''#ne" "#n1e )ne )* -#" !)(-e" a" a%ea&4 "(u&4#n #n (-e 1)un(4. T-e4 ')1ue& Pa9#"(an# 'a""')(" un&e a""ume& name". U')n -#" a#a% #n (-e P-#%#''#ne" )n Ju%4 n, /880, -e "u!m#((e& -#m"e%* () (-e Un#(e& Na(#)n" #n Man#%a. A*(e "eea% #n(e#e", -e a" a&m#((e& a" a e*uee an&, %a(e )n, a" a 'e")n )* 1)n1en. A" a e*uee, -e a" an(e& !4 (-e Un#(e& Na(#)n" a%%)an1e", mea% !ene$(" an& ')(e1(#)n () ")me e<(en(. On Janua4 /?, 200?, (-e RTC *)un& Ka!a"#" e#&en1e "u1#en( () "u'')( -#" 'e(#(#)n. F#n&#n Ka!a"# a" ')""e""#n a%% (-e Dua%#$1a(#)n" an& n)ne )* (-e &#"Dua%#$1a(#)n" () !e1)me a F#%#'#n) 1#(#+en, (-e RTC en&ee& #(" &e1#"#)n an(#n (-e 'e(#(#)n *) na(ua%#+a(#)n. N)( #n 1)n*)m#(4, (-e Re'u!%#1 )* (-e P-#%#''#ne", (-)u- (-e O1e )* (-e S)%#1#() enea% OSG3, #n(e')"e& an a''ea% () (-e CA, !a"e& ma#n%4 )n (-e )un& (-a( (-e RTC ee& #n an(#n Ka!a"#" 'e(#(#)n a" -e *a#%e& () 1)m'%4 #(- (-e ')#"#)n" )* C)mm)nea%(- A1( N). 6? Naturalization Law 3 )n 1-aa1(e, #n1)me an& e1#')1#(4. S'e1#$1a%%4, (-e OS ')#n(e& )u( (-a( Ka!a"# *a#%e& () e"(a!%#"- (-a(: /G Ian an(" e1#')1a% #-(" )* na(ua%#+a(#)n () F#%#'#n) 1#(#+en" 2G -e -a" a %u1a(#e #n1)me a" eDu#e& un&e (-e %a an& G -e #" )* ))& m)a% 1-aa1(e a" "-)n !4 -#" &#"ea& )* P-#%#''#ne (a< %a" -en -e -a& un&e&e1%ae& -#"
#n1)me #n -#" #n1)me (a< e(un" ITR"3 an& )e"(a(e& (-e "ame #n -#" 'e(#(#)n *) na(ua%#+a(#)n. T-e CA u%e& (-a( (-e a%%ee& un&e &e1%aa(#)n #n Ka!a"#" ITR" a" 'e'ae& #n ))& *a#(- !e1au"e -e a" )* (-e !e%#e* (-a( -e n) %)ne nee&e& () #n1%u&e (-e #n1)me -e e1e#e& a" 'a4men( )* -#" "e#1e" () 7ae)) E%e1()n#1" E%e1()n#1" Se#1e", In1. Daewoo 3 an& K)%#n" P-#%#''#ne" In(ena(#)na%, In1. Kolins3, !e1au"e (-e "ame ee a%ea&4 #(--e%& a( ")u1e. T-e CA %#9e#"e ame& (-e RTC $n&#n (-a( Ka!a"#, a" a e*uee, nee& n)( ')e e1#')1#(4 !e(een P-#%#''#ne an& Ian#an %a". ISSUE: ON e1#')1#(4 #" ne1e""a4 #n (-e na(ua%#+a(#)n )* e*uee"
HEL7: NO A%(-)u- #( #"Tue (-a( (-e Na(ua%#+a(#)n La &#"Dua%#$e" 1#(#+en" ) "u!@e1(" )* a *)e#n 1)un(4 -)"e %a" &) n)( an( F#%#'#n)" (-e #-( () !e1)me na(ua%#+e& 1#(#+en" ) "u!@e1(". A 'eu"a% )* Ka!a"#" 'e(#(#)n, !)(- #(- (-e RTC an& (-e CA, ()e(-e #(- -#" "u''%emen(a% '%ea&#n" $%e& #(- (-e C)u(, -)ee, eea%" (-a( -e -a" "u11e""*u%%4 e"(a!%#"-e& -#" e*uee "(a(u" u')n a#a% #n (-e P-#%#''#ne". In ee1(, (-e 1)un(4" )!%#a(#)n" un&e #(" a#)u" #n(ena(#)na% 1)mm#(men(" 1)me #n() )'ea(#)n. A(#1%e" > an& 6 )* (-e /85/ C)nen(#)n e%a(#n () (-e S(a(u" )* Re*uee", () -#1- (-e P-#%#''#ne" #" a "#na()4, mu"( !e 1)n"#&ee& #n (-#" 1a"e, () #(:
Article 6 of the 1951 Convention F) (-e 'u')"e" )* (-#" C)nen(#)n, (-e (em #n (-e "ame 1#1um"(an1e" #m'%#e" (-a( an4 eDu#emen(" #n1%u&#n eDu#emen(" a" () %en(- an& 1)n&#(#)n" )* ")@)un ) e"#&en1e3 -#1- (-e 'a(#1u%a #n&##&ua% )u%& -ae () *u%$%% *) (-e en@)4men( )* (-e #-( #n Due"(#)n, #* -e ee n)( a e*uee, mu"( !e *u%$%%e& !4 -#m, #(- (-e e<1e'(#)n )* eDu#emen(" -#1- !4 (-e# na(ue a e*uee #" #n1a'a!%e )* *u%$%%#n.
Article !" of the 1951 Convention T-e Contracting #tates "-a%% a" *a a" ')""#!%e facilitate the assimilation and naturali$ation of refugees. T-e4 "-a%% #n 'a(#1u%a ma%e every e&ort to e'(edite naturali$ation (roceedings an& () e&u1e a" *a a" ')""#!%e (-e 1-ae" an& 1)"(" )* "u1- ')1ee&#n". In (-e "ame e#n, A(#1%e ? 28 )* (-e "a#& C)nen(#)n e<'e""%4 ')#&e" e
F#%#'#n) 1#(#+en"-#', #n 1)n")nan1e #(- P-#%#''#ne "(a(u()4 eDu#emen(" an& #n(ena(#)na% )!%#a(#)n". In&ee&, (-e Na(ua%#+a(#)n La mu"( !e ea& #n %#-( )* (-e &ee%)'men(" #n #n(ena(#)na% -uman #-(" %a "'e1#$1a%%4 (-e an(#n )* na(#)na%#(4 () e*uee" an& "(a(e%e"" 'e")n".
