The Plight of the Rightless: Mapping and Understanding Statelessness in Tripoli-V1.3 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Law reform and the removal of gender discriminative nationality laws by allowing mothers to transfer their nationality to their children (Liberia). Better civil registration and documentation systems (Thailand). The establishment of mobile civil registration to avoid statelessness caused by logistical challenges or freedom of movement in remote areas (Jordan). Decentralised and mobile birth registration and a waiver on late birth registration for children enrolled in schools but lack any birth documentation (Kenya). Awareness raising campaigns and mapping initiatives (Moldova). The establishment of statelessness determination procedures, which are SOPs serving for the identification of stateless individuals and the protection of their rights (France). Accession to international principles and actions on statelessness (African Union). Foreign policy initiatives through international diplomacy on preventing and resolving statelessness in other vulnerable countries (USA). The establishment of a legal clinic for advice at a university with specialist lawyers assisted by law students (UK). Appendix C provides an in-depth overview of two relevant case studies, one in Thailand and another in Jordan. In most cases, a recipe of multiple policies is needed to ensure effectiveness in preventing statelessness cases in the future while treating and reducing current ones. Statelessness in Lebanon National Timeline In Lebanon, the story of statelessness started at the beginning of the twentieth century when Lebanon was created. The history of legislation, citizenship and territorial definition in Lebanon goes back to 1869 when the Ottoman nationality law was put in force under the Ottoman Empire’s Tanzimat. The figure below displays a detailed timeline of nationality legislation in Lebanon since then. In 1920, Greater Lebanon was first announced through Decree 318 of the League of Nations, to be temporarily governed under the French Mandate. A year later, the French High Commissioner announced the first population census and declared through Regulation 1307 that all subjects registered in that census would be recognized as Lebanese citizens. 19