"Everyone has the right to be recognized as a legal person everywhere."
Explanation of Article 6
The provision that everyone has the right to be recognized "as a legal person" is intended to prevent individuals from being treated as objects, as the Romans did with slaves, women and children.
The word "everyone" means that no distinction must be made between citizens and foreigners. According to this provision, states undertake to ensure that everyone has the right, for example, to
enter into contracts and to enforce them in court; minors must, however, be represented by adults. This article also includes the right to be registered in a state (usually in the home state),
because this is the only way to exercise many rights (voting rights, settlement rights and others). Travelers and stateless people often have difficulty in obtaining their rights in this regard.