When statelessness causes forced displacement of communities, their movement to neighbouring country results in regional as well as … Having found little refuge in Bangladesh, the group faces growing fears of involuntary repatriation. Katia is qualified in New York, England, and Wales.

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One young woman in Asia, told UNHCR researchers that she has been unable to take up job offers as a teacher because she is stateless and can only find work in a local shop. Abstract. Register to receive personalised research and resources by email, The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Unwelcomed?

Add to cart, Registered in England & Wales No. GBP 34.00 However, because of their precarious situation, stateless people are in need of international protection and assistance. 24 hours to view or download:

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An illustrative case of successful refugee repatriation in Angola suggests that the absence of statelessness can improve prospects for successful repatriation. Statelessness is often a root cause of forced displacement. She has published on immigration, refugee law and statelessness. Katia holds a PhD from York University, UK, where she graduated with a thesis on the implementation of the Convention relation to the status of stateless persons in 10 European States.

The network will now look for funding to expand its activities in 2012 and beyond. 3: The Status of Stateless Persons at the National Level (17 July 2012). Some existing studies suggest that stateless persons have a negative economic impact on smaller nations in which they may make up a more significant percentage of the population. endstream endobj 164 0 obj <. 2: Procedures for Determining whether an Individual is a Stateless Person (5 April 2012), Guidelines on Statelessness No. But one of the most debilitating (and rarely acknowledged) effects of statelessness is chronic economic instability. This paper contends that statelessness is a contributing factor in the continual failure of repatriation processes. Effect of statelessness The effect of statelessness can best be approached through a short account of the effects of nationality for someone who is not stateless. Special thanks to Versantus for essential website support. But when communities become stateless, this can lead to conflict and cause displacement, spread terrorism or even contribute to war. In order to bring together NGOs working on these issues, in 2011 it was decided to set up the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) which conducts and supports advocacy, awareness-raising, training and legal development activities aimed at addressing statelessness.
She practiced immigration law for over ten years both in the United States and in Oxford. Molnár, Tamás, "Stateless Persons under International Law and EU Law: A Comparative Analysis Concerning Their Legal Status, with Particular Attention to the Added Value of the EU legal order," Acta Juridica Hungarica, vol. -kӘ����A��ϡ�o�����$�\�0��Ϟ�XO )Y��0��� � 4^C7 “I want to tell the country, that there are many people like me.” 4 (Dec. 2010) [ abstract ], Sawyer, Caroline and Brad K. Blitz, eds., Statelessness in the European Union: Displaced, Undocumented, Unwanted (Cambridge University Press, Feb. 2011) [ info ]. Blitz, Brad K. and Maureen Lynch, eds., Statelessness and Citizenship: A Comparative Study on the Benefits of Nationality (Edward Elgar, Jan. 2011) [ info ] See also the earlier version .

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%%EOF Statelessness also affects the future of young people. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Refugees are among the most vulnerable populations, often denied rights of residency, treated as hostile intruders, even forced into unsafe camps. Composed of 10 sweeping actions, such as to “resolve existing major situations of statelessness” and “ensure that no child is born stateless,” this campaign has had difficulty stemming the tide of statelessness and its deleterious effects. Guest Editors: Aakriti Tandon and Michael O. Slobodchikoff, Restore content access for purchases made as guest, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health. Limited existing research This is not the first time that the group has faced forced repatriation. 0 In this case, granting citizenship to stateless persons might actually improve these nations’ gross domestic product output.

When an individual become statelessness on any ground, usually effect is limited to the individual and his/her family only. 51, no. This paper contends that statelessness is a contributing factor in the continual failure of repatriation processes. Melissa George, Webster University – Saint Louis .
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187 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9B6B015EBF98214C983E651FCFECDEC3>]/Index[163 38]/Info 162 0 R/Length 112/Prev 155308/Root 164 0 R/Size 201/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream 1: The definition of “Stateless Person” in Article 1(1) of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (20 February 2012), Guidelines on Statelessness No. An examination of the 1992–1997 repatriation of Rohingya refugees reveals that the condition of statelessness can undermine safeguards often granted to refugees, decrease incentives for refugees to return, and impair opportunities for long-term solutions, while exacerbating state and human security issues. This has been particularly true of the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority group which has fled Myanmar by the hundreds of thousands since 2012. An examination of the 1992–1997 repatriation of Rohingya refugees reveals that the condition of statelessness can undermine safeguards often granted to refugees, decrease incentives for refugees to return, and impair opportunities for long-term solutions, while exacerbating state and human security issues… Foreign Policy also reports that very little research exists about the effects of statelessness on economies. The consequences of statelessness are also numerous with terrible implications for those affected. The Effects of Statelessness on Involuntary Refugee Repatriation in Bangladesh and Myanmar, Department of Political Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA, /doi/full/10.1080/00358533.2019.1591766?needAccess=true. Stateless peoples are marginalized not only by citizenship laws that deny them legal nationality, but also by the international community’s inattention to this human rights problem. %PDF-1.5 %����