An overview of units for developing a comprehensive course on statelessness Note on core units: If a short course on statelessness is envisaged, using only the core units for input, further abbreviation can be achieved by condensing and combining several of the units. Thus units 1 and 2 could be combined in one class or seminar, as could units 7 and 8. Unit 1 [core unit] An introduction to nationality and statelessness around the world Unit 2 [core unit] State sovereignty, nationality and statelessness Unit 3 Statelessness as an international legal concept and the challenge of identification Unit 4 [core unit] Preventing statelessness (1): Conflicts of laws and statelessness among children Unit 5 [core unit] Preventing statelessness (2): Nationality, discrimination and statelessness Unit 9 [core unit] Protecting stateless persons (1): Human rights law and the protection of stateless persons Unit 6 Preventing statelessness (3): Statelessness in the context of State succession Unit 10 Protecting stateless persons (2): The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons Unit 7 [core unit] Reducing statelessness (1): International law and the reduction of statelessness Unit 11 Statelessness, migration and forced displacement Unit 8 [core unit] Reducing statelessness (2): Large-scale statelessness reduction campaigns Unit 12 [core unit] Tackling statelessness: Whose job is it and what prospects are there for the future? The structure of this guide and the individual units This guide begins by by presenting the six stand-alone units, A to F, that are designed to be incorporated into existing, related courses. Thereafter, units 1 to 12 which together offer all of the input necessary for a comprehensive course on statelessness are presented. Each of the units includes the following information: that contains an overall description of the •aimA summary and content of the unit readings and information sources that can •beRelevant used to design the session and from which a selection • can be made when prescribing readings for the course (divided into (a) key readings and (b) additional readings and information sources). Suggested learning objectives explaining what students could be expected to know, do or understand upon completion of the unit At the end of this guide, the following additional tools are offered to help university instructors prepare to teach one or more units or a full course on statelessness: • • Annex 1. A selection of suggested exercises and case studies to provide ideas about how students can be encouraged to work with the materials to build their understanding of the subject matter Annex 3. Several sample schedules for a full course on statelessness to indicate how such a course could be designed to maximise the use of time while successfully conveying the key messages for each of the units Annex 2. References to a number of films and other •multimedia resources that look at statelessness which Annex 4. Sample schematics and handouts to help •students absorb the information presented can be used to help introduce particular subtopics or as the basis for further case studies or exercises A Guide to Teaching on Statelessness 3