4 | PROTECTING STATELESS PERSONS FROM ARBITRARY DETENTION IN THE NETHERLANDS 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 the Netherlands 9 2. Law and policy context 11 2.1 International and regional obligations pertaining to statelessness and detention 11 2.2 National laws, policies and jurisprudence pertaining to statelessness and detention 12 2.3 Data on statelessness and detention 14 3. Key issues of concern 16 3.1 Identification & determination procedures 16 3.2 Decision to detain and procedural guarantees 17 3.3 Length of detention 19 3.4 Removal and re-documentation 20 3.5 Alternatives to detention 22 3.6 Children, families and vulnerable groups 23 3.7 Conditions of detention 24 3.8 Conditions of release and re-detention 24 4. Conclusion and recommendations 26 Bibliography 29 Endnotes 31 Acknowledgements 35