Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 2. STATEHOOD AND STATELESSNESS ...................................................................................................... 4 3. STATEHOOD, STATELESSNESS, LOW-LYING ISLAND STATES..................................................... 8 4. PREVENTION OF STATELESSNESS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW ................................................... 16 5. STATELESSNESS AND LOW-LYING ISLAND STATES ..................................................................... 17 6. EARLY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN............................................................................................................ 20 7. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................................. 23 i