IV. International legal framework and OSCE commitments OSCE Commitments Participating States of the, then-called Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE), now OSCE, made several political commitments regarding the protection of stateless persons, including their right to nationality and access to citizenship, registration and relevant documents. The OSCE documents outlining the commitments and recommendations related to statelessness are listed chronologically below. Helsinki 1992 (Decisions: VI. The Human Dimension): The participating States Nationality (55) Recognize that everyone has the right to a nationality and that no one should be deprived of his/ her nationality arbitrarily; (56) Underline that all aspects of nationality will be governed by the process of law. They will, as appropriate, take measures, consistent with their constitutional framework not to increase statelessness; (57) Will continue within the CSCE the discussion on these issues.48 Istanbul 1999 (Charter for European Security: III. Our Common Response) 19. (…) We reaffirm our recognition that everyone has the right to a nationality and that no one should be deprived of his or her nationality arbitrarily. We commit ourselves to continue our efforts to ensure that everyone can exercise this right. We also commit ourselves to further the international protection of stateless persons.49 36