Re Bartholomeus T

• Jurisdiction: Polonia
• Date: 21 December 1970
• Court: Patent Office (Poland)-copy-1

Poland, District Court of Cracow.

Re Bartholomeus T.

States as international persons — Dependent territories — Mandated and trust territories — Status of — South-West Africa (Namibia) — Nationality in — The law of Poland — Law governing the status of the inhabitant when abroad.

Summary: The facts:—Bartholomeus T., a native of the former Mandated Territory of South-West Africa (now Namibia) and a political refugee from that Territory, had been staying in Poland since 1965. He possessed an identity document issued by the authorities of Tanzania and valid for one foreign trip. He intended to marry a Polish citizen, but he was unable to submit a certificate showing that he had the capacity to contract a marriage. Polish law provides for dispensation with this requirement in exceptional cases. Accordingly, Bartholomeus T. requested the District Court in Cracow to grant him such a dispensation. He said that he regarded himself as a national of Namibia and was...