TY - JOUR
T1 - The human rights of stateless persons
AU - Weissbrodt, David
AU - Collins, Clay
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - By exploring statelessness through legal, theoretical, and practical lenses, this article presents a broad examination of the human rights of stateless persons. The article delineates the rights of stateless persons as enunciated in various human rights instruments; presents the mechanisms of, and paths to, statelessness; illustrates the practical struggles of stateless persons by highlighting the plights of various stateless populations; examines how the problem of statelessness is being addressed; and considers the complex political and regional forces affecting policies towards stateless persons. The article concludes with recommendations regarding remedies and solutions for statelessness.
AB - By exploring statelessness through legal, theoretical, and practical lenses, this article presents a broad examination of the human rights of stateless persons. The article delineates the rights of stateless persons as enunciated in various human rights instruments; presents the mechanisms of, and paths to, statelessness; illustrates the practical struggles of stateless persons by highlighting the plights of various stateless populations; examines how the problem of statelessness is being addressed; and considers the complex political and regional forces affecting policies towards stateless persons. The article concludes with recommendations regarding remedies and solutions for statelessness.
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U2 - 10.1353/hrq.2006.0013
DO - 10.1353/hrq.2006.0013
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33645223469
SN - 0275-0392
VL - 28
SP - 245
EP - 276
JO - Human Rights Quarterly
JF - Human Rights Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -
