0003[8 local remedies and the previous settlement of the case, respectively, and that nothing on record indicates that these requirements have not been complied with. 76.The Court therefore finds that allthe admissibility conditions have been met and that this Application is admissible. V!I. MERITS 77.The Applicants allege that the invalidation of their passports by the Respondent State (i) amounts to the arbitrary deprivation of their nationality, (ii) has rendered them stateless and (iii) violates their rights to: freedom of movement, political participation, citizenship, liberty, family life and work. 78.1n view of the fact that the issue whether the Applicants were arbitrarily deprived of their passports is central to the consideration of all the alleged violations, the Court will first examine this issue. A. Allegation relating to revocation of the Applicants, passports 79.The Applicants allege that the Respondent State revoked their passports and that this amounts to an arbitrary deprivation of their nationality and violation of their right to citizenship. 80.The Respondent State has not responded to this allegation 81.The Court notes that the Applicants'allegation relating to the revocation of their passports raises two issues: (i) was the revocation of the Applicants' passports 19 Te_