Nationality and Statelessness under International Law

This book identifies the rights of stateless people and outlines the major legal obstacles preventing the eradication of statelessness.

Alice Edwards (Edited by), Laura van Waas (Edited by)

9781316601136, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 31 March 2016

326 pages, 1 b/w illus.
23.1 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.48 kg

'Provides useful guidance and raises several challenging questions also in this respect …' Serena Forlati, German Yearbook of International Law

Written by leading experts, Nationality and Statelessness under International Law introduces the study and practice of 'international statelessness law' and explains the complex relationship between the international law on nationality and the phenomenon of statelessness. It also identifies the rights of stateless people, outlines the major legal obstacles preventing the eradication of statelessness and charts a course for this new and rapidly changing field of study. All royalties from the sale of this book support stateless projects.

Introduction Alice Edwards and Laura van Waas
1. The meaning of nationality in international law: substantive and procedural aspects Alice Edwards
2. Statelessness and citizenship in ethical and political perspective Matthew J. Gibney
3. The UN Statelessness Conventions Laura van Waas
4. UNHCR's mandate and activities to address statelessness Mark Manly
5. The determination of statelessness and the establishment of statelessness-specific protection regimes Gábor Gyulai
6. Children, their right to nationality and child statelessness Gerard-René de Groot
7. Women, nationality and statelessness: the problem of unequal rights Radha Govil and Alice Edwards
8. Deprivation of nationality: limitations on rendering persons stateless under international law Jorunn Brandvoll
9. State succession and issues of nationality and statelessness Inete Ziemele
10. The nexus between statelessness and migration Sophie Nonnenmacher and Ryszard Cholewinski
11. More or less secure? Nationality questions, deportation and dual nationality Kim Rubenstein and Niamh Lenagh-Maguire.

Subject Areas: International human rights law [LBBR], Public international law [LBB], Law [L]