Contents
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 – ISSUES AT STAKE: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND
STOCKTAKING OF NATIONAL SITUATIONS
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A. Preventing statelessness among children
B. Child-friendly procedures for determining nationality or statelessness:
legal aid, representation, access to information and justice for children
C. Age assessment of unaccompanied children
D. Birth registration
E. Awareness-raising and training of relevant actors on matters
of nationality and statelessness
CHAPTER 2 – TOWARDS A NEW NON-BINDING INSTRUMENT ON ACCESS
TO NATIONALITY FOR CHILDREN
A. Recent developments and emerging standards
B. Different options for a new instrument
CONCLUSION
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