Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 1 Why teach about statelessness. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 How to use this guide.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 An overview of stand-alone units for the incorporation of statelessness in related courses.................................................................... 2 An overview of units for developing a comprehensive course on statelessness................................................................................................... 3 The structure of this guide and the individual units.................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Further guidance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Stand-Alone Units............................................................................................................................ 5 • Statelessness explained, part 1 (of 2) Stand-alone unit B • Statelessness explained, part 2 (of 2) Stand-alone unit C • Children, nationality and statelessness Stand-alone unit D • Gender, nationality and statelessness Stand-alone unit E • Minorities, nationality and statelessness Stand-alone unit F • Statelessness, migration and forced displacement Stand-alone unit A ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 . ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 . ............................................................................................................................................... 11 . .................................................................................................................................................. 13 ............................................................................................................................................. 15 ................................................................................................................. 17 Comprehensive Course Outline..................................................................................................... 19 An introduction to nationality and statelessness around the world........................................................................................................... 20 Unit 8 • • • • • • • • Unit 9 • Protecting stateless persons (1): Human rights law and the protection of stateless persons.................................. 37 Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 10 Unit 11 Unit 12 State sovereignty, nationality and statelessness............................................................................................................................................................22 Statelessness as an international legal concept and the challenge of identification........................................................... 24 Preventing statelessness (1): Conflicts of laws and statelessness among children............................................................ 26 Preventing statelessness (2): Nationality, discrimination and statelessness................................................................................ 28 Preventing statelessness (3): Statelessness in the context of State succession.................................................................... 31 Reducing statelessness (1): International law and the reduction of statelessness............................................................... 33 Reducing statelessness (2): Addressing large-scale statelessness situations through dedicated reduction campaigns. ....................................... 35 • • • Protecting stateless persons (2): The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons......... 39 Statelessness, migration and forced displacement..................................................................................................................................................41 Tackling statelessness: Whose job is it and what prospects are there for the future?.................................................. 43 Annex 1 – Sample Exercises and Case Studies............................................................................ 45 Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5 • • • • • Where does my nationality come from and what does it mean to be stateless?........................................................ 46 Inclusion and exclusion, nationality and statelessness............................................................................................................................. 47 Case study on the identification of statelessness: Principles and practices.................................................................... 48 Legal analysis on safeguards for the prevention of statelessness.............................................................................................. 48 Legal analysis on discrimination and statelessness..................................................................................................................................... 50