Part II. European Law on Nationality and Statelessness 3.2.4. CONCLUDING R EMAR KS Since the CoE was founded in 1949, the organization has come a long way – not only in a general sense, but also as regards statelessness and nationality in particular. Developments in the 1990s – the end of the Cold War with new states emerging and becoming members of the CoE – have sparked standard setting on nationality. The key instruments for preventing and solving statelessness in Europe were adopted from that moment in time onwards: the ECN and the ECSS, as well as two Recommendations of the CM – on the avoidance and reduction of statelessness and on the nationality of children. But developments relevant to preventing and solving statelessness can also be found in the CoE’s protection of human rights and minorities. One of the key instruments in that regard remains the ECHR666, as new case law regarding nationality matters continues to emerge. Indeed, it was also here, that in the 1990s – after the end of the Cold War and with standards being adopted in CoE context – more developments on nationality could be seen. After the 2009 Recommendation of the CM on the nationality of children, legislative efforts in the field of nationality were marked ‘completed’ by the CoE, as evidenced by the ‘completed activities’ of the responsible organ, the CDCJ. However, the CDCJ has taken on ‘statelessness’ as a new topic of concern, trying to promote CoE standards in this field. Given the activities that the CDCJ still aims to undertake in this field, some further guidance on statelessness issues may be expected, which might in turn, like it did for nationality, also have a broader influence on the interpretation and implementation of existing CoE instruments, including ECHR jurisprudence for instance. 3.3. PR EVENTING AND SOLVING STATELESSNESS Th is section provides a thematic analysis of the key instruments of the CoE on nationality and statelessness for their contribution to preventing and solving statelessness. The fi rst paragraph analyzes measures aimed at preventing and solving childhood statelessness, and the second paragraph examines norms concerning solutions to confl icts of nationality law and preventing loss / deprivation of nationality. In the third paragraph, the spotlight is on standards regulating nationality matters in cases of state succession. The fourth paragraph considers legal norms aimed at the acquisition of a nationality for people who became stateless in Europe in the past and remain stateless today and/or who arrive in Europe stateless. Provisions ensuring non-discrimination in nationality matters are discussed in the fi ft h paragraph, and the section is concluded with a summary and concluding observations. 666 126 See also section 3.3. Intersentia