Thematic Focus: Statelessness

A new statelessness determination procedure came into effect in the United Kingdom in early April 2013.  UNHCR noted that this development provides "a positive example to other countries that are parties to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons but which have not taken steps to implement the Convention...."   For more information about the procedure, read the briefing note prepared by Asylum Aid, as well as various related blog posts here, here, and here.

Opportunity:

Legal Officer (Statelessness), Geneva [info]
- Apply by 16 May 2013 (external candidates).  (Note: If link above is invalid, go to the "International Professional Staff" page, select "Click Here to Apply," and enter the code to access a list of available positions.)

Publications:

Half Stateless (Refugees International Blog, April 2013) [text]
- Brief report on the Conference for the Stateless in Kuwait, 15-16 April 2013.

Protecting Stateless Palestinian Refugees: The EU Court of Justice Opens a New Chapter (ENS Blog, April 2013) [text]
- Discusses recent El Kott judgment.

Stateless People and Microfinance Institutions (Statelessness Programme Blog, April 2013) [text]

Surprise! A Simulation on Statelessness (Active Learning in Political Science, April 2013) [text]

*UNHCR Statement Relating to Bill C-425, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (UNHCR, March 2013) [text]

Without a Legal Home: Statelessness in the Bahamas (HR Brief Blog, Feb. 2013) [text]

*updated

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