Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
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1.1. Methodology
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1.2. Background & context
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1.3. Statelessness
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PART 2: THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK
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2.1. Legal history: the 1947/48 framework
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2.2. The 1982 Citizenship Law
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2.2.1. ‘Naturalisation’ under the 1982 Citizenship Law
2.2.2. International standards
2.2.3. Civil documentation related to the 1982 Citizenship Law
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PART 3: CHALLENGES & IMPACT
3.1. Challenges
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3.2. Impact of the lack of identity documents
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3.1.1. Discrimination and the implementation of the law
3.1.2. Arbitrariness and the lack of effective oversight
3.1.3. Excessive evidentiary requirements
3.1.4. Accessibility
3.1.5. Data entry problems
3.1.6. Corruption
3.1.7. Delayed decision making
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