A REGIONAL TOOLKIT FOR PRACTITIONERS 1 5 CONTENTS Foreword 3 1. Introduction 6 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 6 7 8 8 Who this toolkit is for and how to use it Key terms defined Statelessness and detention in Europe The international and regional frameworks pertaining to statelessness and detention 2. Key issues of concern 12 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 14 15 17 19 21 24 27 28 30 Identification & determination of statelessness Decision to detain and arbitrary detention Procedural guarantees Removal and re-documentation Alternatives to detention Children, families and vulnerable groups Length of detention Conditions of detention Conditions of release and protection from re-detention 3. Bibliography: resources and texts 32 UN Documents Council of Europe documents European Union Documents Other resources 32 33 33 33 4. Table of Treaty accessions 34 EU Countries Non-EU, COE Countries 34 35 5. Checklists 36 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 36 37 37 37 The advocacy checklist The decision to detain checklist The ongoing detention checklist The post-release checklist Endnotes 38 Acknowledgements 41