This article discusses The International Commission of Jurists, following extensive consultations with a wide variety of stakeholders have developed new principles on the role of judges and lawyers in relation to refugees and migrants. The Principles make reference to statelessness status and determination thereof in relation to Principle 3 (on entitlement to a fair and effective process for determination
of status for refugees and migrants, and Principle 5 (on the determination of a person’s entitlement to international
protection). Principle 8, mentions statelessness as a situation in which being undocumented, or lacking required
immigration or residence permits cannot by itself constitute grounds for detention. Stateless persons are also
explicitly mentioned as persons whose rights must be ensured at all times in line with the principle of non-
discrimination before the law (Principle 13).