MAPPING OF THE POPULATION AT RISK OF STATELESSNESS IN ALBANIA Table of Contents List of acronyms 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Key findings - Key recommendations 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Raison d’être of the report: Why to do a mapping of persons at risk of statelessness in Albania? 1.2. Preliminary remarks about drafting the report 1.2.1.1. Contributors 1.2.1.2. Semantics used in this report 1.2.2 Methodology used for this report 1.2.2.1. Quantitative methodology (data and statistics used) 1.2.2.2 Qualitative methodology (people interviewed, types of questionnaires) 2. STATELESSNESS AROUND THE WORLD 2.1. Overview of the statelessness situation around the world 2.2. Definitions 2.3. Causes of statelessness 2.4. Consequences of statelessness 3. THE INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK 3.1 The International Law on Statelessness 3.1.1 Specific conventions on statelessness 3.1.2. Other legal instruments on statelessness in international human rights law 3.2 Statelessness in Regional Law 3.3. Role and mandate of UNHCR on Statelessness 4. ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN RELATION TO STATELESSNESS IN ALBANIA 4.1. Overview of the national legal framework and international obligations 4 UNHCR - TLAS / May 2018