1. Political and Social Context Analysis The UN Convention on Statelessness 1954 defines statelessness as «a person who is not considered a national by any state under the operation of its law.» In other words, stateless individuals mean that they don’t have the nationality of any country, as many individuals were born stateless, but some later became stateless. 1 As per UNHCR, there are more than 10 million stateless people in the world, and this number is increasing, not decreasing, which reflects failure to contribute to their international obligations. The Right to Nationality is a constitutional right protected in International Law, Human Rights Law, and many regional and International Treaties. 2 The Right to Nationality is guaranteed in Article 15 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that everyone has the Right to Nationality. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.» Many UN conventions protect the rights to nationality; for instance, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The topic of statelessness may be examined from an anthropological standpoint, where the term identity refers to the idea of self-hood, such as the Ericksonian approach. Culture and personality anthropology theory can be used to better understand a person without nationality in relation to their society or culture. The issue of statelessness presents a profound human rights challenge, undermining the very foundations of individual identity and belonging. Stateless individuals face significant barriers to accessing fundamental rights, leading to severe social, economic, and political marginalization. 3 Article 17 of the Constitution of Bahrain stipulates that Bahraini citizenship is determined by law, and it may not be revoked from anyone who enjoys it except in the case of high treason and other circumstances defined by law. According to Article 10 of the Bahrain Citizenship Law and its revisions, nationality can be lost if a person serves in the military of a foreign country, if a person assists or serves in the military 1 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons | UNHCR. (n.d.). UNHCR. https://www.unhcr.org/media/convention-relating-status-stateless-persons 2 The World’s Stateless: a new report on why size does and doesn’t matter | European Network on Statelessness. (2014, December 15). European Network on Statelessness. https://www.statelessness.eu/updates/blog/worlds-stateless-new-report-why-size-does-and-doesnt-matte 3 Jonsson, H. (2017). Stexit?: Southeast Asian pluralism, statelessness and exclusive identities. Anthropology Today, 33(6), 36-. 1