Protecting Stateless Persons

Katia Bianchini is a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Göttingen, Germany. She holds a PhD from the University of York (UK) and has practiced immigration law in the United States and the United Kingdom.

• AcknowledgementsList of TablesList of AbbreviationsIntroductionPart 1: Background and Framework for Understanding Statelessness and the 1954 Convention1 The Scope of the Book2 The Problem of Statelessness and the International Response3 Protecting Stateless Persons: Strengths and Weaknesses of the 1954 ConventionPart 2: National Implementation of the 1954 Convention Compared4 Building a Cross-National Comparison of Incorporation of the 1954 Convention in National Legal Systems5 Procedures to Determine Statelessness in States under Category One6 General Standards to Determine Statelessness in States under Category Two7 Procedures and Practice in States with No Provisions to Identify Stateless Persons – States under Category Three8 The Implementation of the Definition of ‘Stateless Person’ 9 Grant of Status and RightsPart 3: Conclusions and Recommendations10 Summary and Comparative Analysis of the Implementation of the 1954 Convention11 Beyond the 1954 Convention: Reflections on the Wider Issue of Implementation of Human Rights Treaties12 Recommendations towards Best PracticesAnnex: Meaning of the Terms ‘Deportation’, ‘Removal’ and ‘Expulsion’Table of CasesTable of LegislationUnited Nations MaterialsList Of National InformantsReferencesIndex