Litigation Toolkit on Statelessness: Volume II October 2022 INTRODUCTION Statelessness is a legal anomaly that affects over half a million people in Europe. To be stateless is to have no nationality, and for the millions of stateless people around the world, this can mean denial of basic rights most people take for granted. Statelessness is, however, a solvable issue, and a key component of the work to end statelessness is litigating for change, both in domestic, international and regional courts and bodies, with the purpose of developing and effectively implementing the right to a nationality and the human rights of stateless people. Achieving better standards on the protection of stateless people and prevention of statelessness depends on a general knowledge and understanding of the rights that stateless people are entitled to under the core statelessness conventions and international human rights law, and familiarity with their respective jurisprudence. The Litigation Toolkit on Statelessness aims to provide a framework and guidance for legal practitioners on conducting litigation on statelessness. Volume I provides an overview of statelessness and the right to a nationality (section I), a framework to understand impact or strategic litigation and guidance to identify impactful cases (section II), an overview of the key legal instruments, courts and mechanisms to address statelessness (section III), and considerations on the implementation of judgments (section IV). Volume II outlines a summary of the key jurisprudence from the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Union and UN Treaty Bodies that either directly concern the rights of stateless people or address other connected human rights issues that impact on people without a nationality. Important note This toolkit does not purport to be exhaustive and should not be relied on as a single source for legal practitioners bringing cases before any court or monitoring body. Legal practitioners are strongly encouraged to read in detail the relevant instructions for litigation and the practice directions, the original judgments and decisions referred to in this toolkit, and to receive specialised training by qualified providers. Legal practitioners are encouraged to consult complementary resources and stay up to date on developments, including through https://www.statelessness.eu/. There are also further materials available in different formats, including this educational video on Strategic Litigation in the field of International Protection, published by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. For further information or assistance to this end please feel free to contact ENS and The AIRE Centre. 2