The system of migration legislation in the Republic of Azerbaijan

Abstract

The system of migration-related legislation in the Republic of Azerbaijan (further on RA) comprises the RA Constitution, international treaties concluded by RA, laws and by-laws. Article 69 of the Constitution stipulates that foreigners have the same rights and fulfill the same duties as RA citizens, if not stated otherwise by the law or international agreement, ratified by RA. RA has ratified numerous Conventions, which notably include: the ‘Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons’ , ‘Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness’; the convention ‘On the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families’5 and the convention ‘On the Nationality of Married Women.