Stateless person

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Equivalents

osoba bez státní příslušnostiStaatenlose, Staatenloserapolidebezpaństwowiec

Related terms

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/