3 | PROTECTING STATELESS PERSONS FROM ARBITRARY DETENTION IN UKRAINE CONTENTS Introducing the interviewees 5 1. Introduction 10 1.1 Statelessness and detention 10 1.2 Research objectives, methodology and limitations 11 1.3 Statelessness and detention in the Ukraine 12 2. Law and policy context 15 2.1 International and regional obligations pertaining to statelessness and detention 15 2.2 National laws, policies and jurisprudence pertaining to statlessness and detention 16 2.3 Data on statelessness and detention 17 3. Key issues of concern 19 3.1 Identification & determination procedures 19 3.2 Decision to detain and procedural guarantees 20 3.3 Removal and re-documentation 22 3.4 Alternatives to detention 24 3.5 Children, families and other vulnerable groups 24 3.6 Conditions of detention 26 3.7 Length of detention 28 3.8 Conditions of release and re-detention 29 4. Conclusion and recommendations 31 Bibliography 34 Appendix 35 Endnotes 38 Acknowledgements 42