Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 53 (2021) Ghosts in America: Working Towards Building a Legal Framework for Stateless Individuals in the United States decade. 141 Although States have broad discretion in the design and operation of their SDP, SDP are commonly formalized in law and include protections such as residency permits, the right to work, access to healthcare and social assistance, and the issue of identity papers and a travel documents. 142 Although their numbers are still relatively few, countries that have adopted SDP are greatly contributing to the reduction of global statelessness. Happily, there is a growing interest around the world for introducing similar procedures. 143 C) Countries That Could Do More There are many other countries who could do more to contribute to global efforts to reduce statelessness. Their reluctance towards providing more protections for stateless individuals has hindered the eradication of statelessness on a global scale. 144 For example, the Swiss office of the UNHCR published a study slamming Switzerland for its conservative approach when it comes to protecting the rights of stateless individuals. 145 The UNHCR found that Switzerland has been applying a particularly restrictive practice of recognizing statelessness and has instead put its own sovereignty over the needs of protecting stateless individuals. 146 Further, Swiss law does not currently guarantee hearings, legal representation, translation or interpretation, or a formal residency permit to individuals applying for recognition of statelessness. 147 Europe, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Sweden also lack legal frameworks to identify stateless 141. Id. 142. Id. at 7–8. 143. See Statelessness Determination Procedures, supra note 138, at 1–3. 144. See, e.g., William Thomas Worster, European Union Citizenship and the Unlawful Denial of Member State Nationality, 43 FORDHAM INT’L L.J. 767 (2020). 145. Switzerland Could Do More for the Stateless, UN Body Finds, SWISSINFO.CH (Nov. 13, 2018 5:27 PM), https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/without-rights-_switzerland-could-domore-for-the-stateless--finds-un-body/44542630. [https://perma.cc/KN8F-GNHC]. 146. Id. 147. U.N. HIGH COMM’R FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR), Étude sur L’apatridie en Suisse, UNHCR SUISSE, https://www.unhcr.org/dach/ch-fr/en-bref/quinous-aidons/mettre-fin-a-lapatridie/lapatridie-en-suisse-et-auliechtenstein/etude-sur-lapatridie-en-suisse (last visited on Sep. 19, 2020) [https://perma.cc/AM56-JEZH]. 373