4 | PROTECTING STATELESS PERSONS FROM ARBITRARY DETENTION IN POLAND CONTENTS Introducing the interviewees 5 1. Introduction 7 1.1 Statelessness and detention 7 1.2 Research objectives, methodology and limitations 8 1.3 Statelessness and detention in Poland 9 2. Law and policy context 11 2.1 International and regional obligations pertaining to statelessness and detention 11 2.2 National laws, policies and jurisprudence pertaining to statelessness and detention 13 2.3 Data on statelessness and detention 14 3. Key issues of concern 15 3.1 Identification & determination procedures 15 3.2 Decision to detain and procedural guarantees 16 3.3 Length of detention 19 3.4 Removal and re-documentation 20 3.5 Alternatives to detention 21 3.6 Children, families and vulnerable groups 22 3.7 Conditions of detention 23 3.8 Conditions of release and re-detention 24 4. Conclusion and recommendations 26 Bibliography 29 Endnotes 30 Acknowledgements 32