3 | PROTECTING STATELESS PERSONS FROM ARBITRARY DETENTION IN BULGARIA CONTENTS Introducing the interviewees 5 1. Introduction 8 1.1 Statelessness and detention 8 1.2 Research objectives, methodology and limitations 9 1.3 Statelessness and detention in Bulgaria 10 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 statlessness and detention 12 2.3 Data on statelessness and detention in bulgaria 15 3. Key issues of concern 18 3.1 Identification & determination procedures 18 3.2 Decision to detain and procedural guarantees 20 3.3 The relationship between actions for removal and the length of detention 22 3.4 Alternatives to detention 23 3.5 Vulnerable groups 24 3.6 Conditions of detention 25 3.7 Conditions of release and re-detention 26 4. Conclusion and recommendations 28 EPILOGUE 31 Bibliography 32 Endnotes 34 Acknowledgements 38