7.6 Naturalization of stateless persons....................................................................................................................... 93
7.6.1 International and regional legal framework............................................................................................. 93
7.6.2 Austrian legislation and practice................................................................................................................. 93
7.7 Conclusions and recommendations...................................................................................................................... 96
7.7.1 Conclusions...................................................................................................................................................... 96
7.7.2 Recommendations......................................................................................................................................... 97
8. Conclusions and Recommendations........................................................................................................... 98
8.1 Recommendations................................................................................................................................................. 99
8.1.1 The documentation and recording of stateless persons....................................................................... 99
8.1.2 The determination of statelessness.........................................................................................................100
8.1.3 The status of persons recognized as stateless and of those seeking recognition........................101
8.1.4 The prevention and reduction of statelessness.....................................................................................101
8.1.4.1 Safeguards against statelessness at birth.....................................................................................101
8.1.4.2 Safeguards in case of loss and deprivation of nationality.........................................................102
8.1.4.3 Facilitated access to nationality for stateless persons...............................................................102
Appendix I: Further Statistics............................................................................................................................103
Appendix II: Stakeholders Consulted for this Report............................................................................107
Academics.................................................................................................................................................................107
Authorities.................................................................................................................................................................107
Attorneys...................................................................................................................................................................108
Non-governmental organizations......................................................................................................................108
Appendix III: Participating Individual Persons...........................................................................................109
Participants...............................................................................................................................................................109
Appendix IV: Bibliography..................................................................................................................................110
Appendix V: Case Law...........................................................................................................................................114
International and regional.....................................................................................................................................114
National.....................................................................................................................................................................115
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