Tuesday, 7 December 2010 09:00 – 09:45 STANDARDS OF TREATMENT OF STATELESS PERSONS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW Note: Throughout the morning, discussion will take into account differences in treatment based on circumstances such as whether individuals are inside or outside “their own country,” as well as different causes of statelessness 09:45 – 11:00 STATELESSNESS STATUS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IN STATES PARTY TO THE 1954 CONVENTION • Graduation of rights in the 1954 Convention based on degree of attachment between the stateless individual and the contracting State o Standards of treatment for stateless persons prior to and during determination procedures o Standards of treatment for stateless persons post-recognition • Right of residence • Application of 1954 Convention standards in contracting States that do not have determination procedures 11:00 - 11:30 Break 11:30 - 13:00 STATELESSNESS STATUS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IN STATES PARTY TO THE 1954 CONVENTION (cont.) 13:00 - 14:15 Lunch break 14:15 – 15:45 STATELESSNESS STATUS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL • Value of the standards set out in the 1954 Convention in non-States parties • Implications of 1954 Convention standards for status of de facto stateless persons 15:45 - 16:15 Break 16:15 - 17:00 Concluding remarks and closure of the meeting 9