29 August 2017

Thematic Focus: Nationality & Statelessness

Opportunities:

CFP: The International Human Right to a Nationality, the Prevention of Statelessness and the Protection of Stateless Individuals in the 21st Century, Mafikeng, South Africa, 31 October-2 November 2017 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 31 August 2017.

CFP: Statelessness Working Paper Series [info]
- Submission deadline is 15 September 2017.

Job announcement: Research Fellow, Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness [info]
- Submit applications by 15 October 2017.

Publications:

Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality and Denial of Consular Services to Turkish Citizens (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, July 2017) [text]
- See also related ENS blog post.

The Campaign to End Statelessness: July 2017 Update (UNHCR) [text]

Can a Child Stateless by 'Choice" Be Registered as a British Citizen? (Free Movement Blog, July 2017) [text]

The Concept of Stateless Persons in European Union Law (Amsterdam International Law Clinic, Aug. 2017) [text]

"Existing Paradox in the Nationality Status of Biharis in Bangladesh: An Appraisal," International Journal of Law and Policy Review, vol. 6, no. 1 (2017) [full-text via SSRN]

Explainer: How Do Australia’s Proposed Citizenship Laws Compare Internationally? (The Conversation, Aug. 2017) [text]

ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Quick Reference Guide: Statelessness and Human Rights Treaties (UNHCR & Minority Rights Group, July 2017) [text]

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 15, no. 3 (2017) [contents]
- Special issue on "Statelessness, Irregularity, and Protection in Southeast Asia." The article, "Contested Statelessness in Sabah, Malaysia: Irregularity and the Politics of Recognition," is open access.

Landmark Hearing of the European Parliament Calls for Bold Action to Address Statelessness in the EU (ENS Blog, July 2017) [text]

Nationality as an Element of the Refugee Definition and the Unsettled Issues of ‘Inchoate Nationality’ and ‘Effective Nationality’ (RefLaw Blog, June 2017) [text]
- Part 1 of 2-part post.

No Child Should be Stateless in Austria (European Network on Statelessness, DLA Piper & Diakonie Fluchtlingsdienst, July 2017) [text]
- See also related ENS blog post.

Not a Level Playing Field: Statelessness Determination in the EU (ENS Blog, July 2017) [text]
- Note: The author of this blog post recently published related articles in IJRL and RSQ.

"People without a Country: The State of Statelessness," Insights on Law & Society, vol. 17, no. 3 (Spring 2017) [full-text]

Representing Stateless Persons Before U.S. Immigration Authorities: A Legal Practice Resource (UNHCR, Aug. 2017) [text]

The Right to a Nationality of Refugee Children Born in the EU and the Relevance of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (ECRE, Feb. 2017) [text]

Statelessness in West Africa Newsletter, no. 13 (April-June 2017) [full-text via ReliefWeb]

*"Trapped in Statelessness: Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 14, no. 8 (Aug. 2017) [open access]

Update on Statelessness, UN Doc. No. EC/68/SC/CRP.13 (Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, June 2017) [text]

New research centre:

The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness (Univ. of Melbourne) [info]
- Aim is to "examine the causes and extent of statelessness around the world, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region." More background is provided in this Pursuit article.

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Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness (28 June 2017)

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