Difference between revisions of "Stateless person"
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=== Equivalents === | === Equivalents === | ||
[[ | [[osoba bez státní příslušnosti]] — [[Staatenlose, Staatenloser]] — [[apolide]] — [[bezpaństwowiec]] | ||
=== Related terms === | === Related terms === | ||
* (''is eligible to apply for'') [[subsidiary protection|'''subsidiary protection''']] or [[Refugee status|'''refugee status''']] | |||
* (''may apply for'') [[Asylum|'''asylum''']] | |||
* | * | ||
=== Definition === | === Definition === | ||
The international legal definition of a '''stateless person''' in the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons is "a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law". | |||
<small>Source: </small> | <small>Source: [https://www.fmreview.org/community-protection/berenyi https://www.fmreview.org/]</small> | ||
=== Encyclopaedic information === | === Encyclopaedic information === | ||
A person can become stateless due to a variety of reasons, including sovereign, legal, technical or administrative decisions or oversights. | |||
<small>Source: [https://www.unrefugees.org/refugee-facts/what-is-a-refugee/ https://www.unrefugees.org/]</small> | |||
It is illegal under international law to strip someone of their citizenship if it would render them stateless. | |||
<small>Source: </small> | <small>Source: [https://www.arabnews.com/node/2055571/world https://www.arabnews.com/]</small> | ||
=== Synonyms and variants === | === Synonyms and variants === | ||
* stateless people | |||
* | * | ||
=== Collocations === | === Collocations === | ||
* to render someone stateless | |||
* to become stateless | |||
=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
<small>Source: </small> | <blockquote>European immigration officers can face the particular yet confusing case of '''stateless people''' seeking asylum in Europe, with the result that '''stateless people''' regularly face long periods of immigration detention waiting to be identified in need of international protection as '''stateless persons'''.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.fmreview.org/community-protection/berenyi https://www.fmreview.org/]</small> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 30 August 2022
Equivalents
osoba bez státní příslušnosti — Staatenlose, Staatenloser — apolide — bezpaństwowiec
Related terms
- (is eligible to apply for) subsidiary protection or refugee status
- (may apply for) asylum
Definition
The international legal definition of a stateless person in the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons is "a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law".
Source: https://www.fmreview.org/
Encyclopaedic information
A person can become stateless due to a variety of reasons, including sovereign, legal, technical or administrative decisions or oversights.
Source: https://www.unrefugees.org/
It is illegal under international law to strip someone of their citizenship if it would render them stateless.
Source: https://www.arabnews.com/
Synonyms and variants
- stateless people
Collocations
- to render someone stateless
- to become stateless
Examples
European immigration officers can face the particular yet confusing case of stateless people seeking asylum in Europe, with the result that stateless people regularly face long periods of immigration detention waiting to be identified in need of international protection as stateless persons.
Source: https://www.fmreview.org/