Statelessness and citizenship : a comparative study on the benefits of nationality / edited by Brad K. Blitz, Maureen Lynch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blitz, Brad K.

Lynch, Maureen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship.

Statelessness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that there are more than 12 million stateless people in the world. The existence of stateless populations challenges some central tenets of international law and contemporary human rights discourses, yet only a very small number of states have made measurable progress in helping individuals acquire or regain citizenship. This fascinating study examines positive developments in eight countries and pinpoints the benefits of citizenship now enjoyed by formerly stateless persons. The expert contributors present an original comparative stu

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Statelessness and the deprivation of nationality; 2. Nationality and rights; 3. Citizenship in Kenya: the Nubiancase; 4. From erased and excluded to active participants in Slovenia; 5. From statelessness to citizenship: Up-country Tamils in Sri Lanka; 6. Citizenship reform and challenges for the Crimean Tatars in Ukraine; 7. The Urdu-speakers of Bangladesh: an unfinished story of enforcing citizenship rights; 8. Mauritania: citizenship lost and found; 9. Statelessness, citizenship and belonging in Estonia; 10. Arabia's Bidoon

11. Summary and conclusions12. Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-97898-5

9786612978982

1-84980-899-6

OCLC:

705536135