Nationality and Statelessness under International Law [Paperback]

This book identifies the rights of stateless people and outlines the major legal obstacles preventing the eradication of statelessness.This welcome addition to the growing literature on nationality and statelessness matters sets out and critiques the main legal frameworks, explores emerging challenges to conceptualising and addressing statelessness, including among women and children, and discusses significant legal debates surrounding nationality such as migration, state succession and terrorism.This welcome addition to the growing literature on nationality and statelessness matters sets out and critiques the main legal frameworks, explores emerging challenges to conceptualising and addressing statelessness, including among women and children, and discusses significant legal debates surrounding nationality such as migration, state succession and terrorism.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 G?bor Gyulai; 6. Children, their right to nationality and child statelessness Gerard-Ren? de Groot; 7. Women, nationality anl#!