Statelessness

The condition of being without a nationality or without a legal right to domicile may arise from the refusal to grant nationality; deprivation of nationality; or expulsion (usually for political reasons, though also for misconduct). Statelessness involves homelessness, loss of property, unemployment, separation of family through nationality complications, general disorientation and conflict in countries which give asylum to stateless persons in large numbers.

1. Stateless persons constitute a largely unprotected, vulnerable group of people, to whose problems the international community generally gives insufficient attention.

1. Social injustice

1. Statelessness of women
2. Stateless nations
3. Restrictions on recognition of nationality
4. Officially nonexistent people
5. Involuntary loss of nationality of children
6. Deprivation of nationality

1. Loss of property
2. Lack of social identity
3. Increased family fragmentation
4. Denial of right to economic security during periods of unemployment

1. Restrictions on freedom of movement among countries
2. Rejection of refugees
3. Refusal to grant citizenship
4. Migrant labour
5. Immigration barriers for handicapped family members
6. Forced repatriation
7. Expulsion of immigrants and aliens
8. Exile
9. Displaced people
10. Conflict of laws over nationality
11. Conflict of laws
12. Antisemitism

1. Homelessness

1. Reinventing citizenship

1. Voluntary
2. Loss
3. Lack
4. Involuntary