Contents
List of Abbreviations................................................................................................................................................... 6
1. Introduction................................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1 Executive summary................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2 Statelessness across the globe.............................................................................................................................. 9
1.2.1 Defining “a stateless person”........................................................................................................................................................ 9
1.2.2 Causes of statelessness................................................................................................................................................................ 10
1.2.3 Consequences of statelessness................................................................................................................................................ 10
1.3 The international and regional legal framework.............................................................................................11
2. Face of statelessness in Norway.....................................................................................................................13
2.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................................13
2.1.1 Historical background.....................................................................................................................................................................13
2.1.2 National legal framework............................................................................................................................................................15
2.2 A statistical overview of the stateless population in Norway....................................................................16
2.2.1 Specifics on the data used..........................................................................................................................................................16
2.2.2 The target population..................................................................................................................................................................19
2.2.2.1 Groups covered by administrative data.....................................................................................................................19
2.2.2.2 Groups not covered by administrative data..........................................................................................................24
2.3 Qualitative analysis of stateless persons in Norway.....................................................................................25
2.3.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................................25
2.3.2 The human face of statelessness............................................................................................................................................26
2.4 Conclusions and recommendations..................................................................................................................26
3. Determination of statelessness and rights attached to the status.............................................28
3.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................28
3.2 National legal framework....................................................................................................................................29
3.3 Statelessness determination procedure or other procedures in which statelessness
is determined..........................................................................................................................................................30
3.3.1 Competent authority....................................................................................................................................................................30
3.3.2 Procedural aspects..........................................................................................................................................................................31
3.3.2.1 Initiating the procedure......................................................................................................................................................31
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