4 | PROTECTING STATELESS PERSONS FROM ARBITRARY DETENTION IN MALTA CONTENTS Introducing the interviewees 5 1. Introduction 7 1.1 Statelessness and detention 7 1.2 Research objectives, methodology and limitations 8 1.3 Statelessness and detention in Malta 9 2. Law and policy context 10 2.1 International and regional obligations pertaining to statelessness and detention 10 2.2 National laws, policies and jurisprudence pertaining to statelessness and detention 11 2.3 Data on statelessness and detention 13 3. Key issues of concern 15 3.1 Identification & determination procedures 15 3.2 Decision to detain and procedural guarantees 16 3.3 Length of detention 18 3.4 Removal and re-documentation 18 3.5 Alternatives to detention 19 3.6 Children, families and vulnerable groups 19 3.7 Conditions of detention 19 3.8 Conditions of release and re-detention 20 4. Conclusion and recommendations 21 Bibliography 23 Endnotes 25 Acknowledgements 28