Chapter 2. Europe and Statelessness On state succession – which already was an independent category in the analytical framework presented earlier – this chapter proved that it remains a key cause and worry in relation to statelessness in Europe, which is why a separate category regarding norms on this is useful. Another specific concern with regard to statelessness, that features throughout the history of statelessness and nationality questions in Europe, is that of statelessness in the context of mass displacement. Displacement, however, is not (always) in itself the cause of statelessness, but is an important context that should be acknowledged. The analytical framework allows for this, as issues arising from mass displacement, such as children of migrants being born stateless in Europe, or solving statelessness of migrants can be addressed in the various categories: childhood statelessness and acquisition of nationality respectively for the examples mentioned. In view of the analytical framework, no further questions were raised by this chapter that would require changes. Therefore, the analytical framework for studying the CoE and the EU in the next two chapters continues to consist of five categories of substantive legal norms on preventing and solving statelessness: – legal norms aimed at preventing and solving childhood statelessness; – legal norms concerning solutions to conflicts of nationality law and preventing loss / (arbitrary) deprivation / denial of nationality (later in life – in order to prevent statelessness); – nationality matters and reduction of statelessness in the context of state succession; – legal norms aimed at the right to a nationality and acquisition of a nationality for people who became stateless in the past and remain stateless today and/or who arrive to a country stateless (in order to solve statelessness); – legal norms ensuring non-discrimination and equality before the law in nationality matters (acquisition and loss and (arbitrary) deprivation of nationality – in order to prevent and solve statelessness). Intersentia 91