Convention for the Reduction of Statelessness
| Convention for the Reduction of Statelessness
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| Title (engl.): | Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness |
| Date: | August 30, 1961 |
| Come into effect: | December 13, 1975 |
| Reference: | Certified true copy in: UNTC |
| Reference (German): | LR-NO. 0.151.1 in: LILEX |
| Contract type: | Multinational |
| Legal matter: | Human rights |
| Signing: | 5 |
| Ratification : | 73 Status of ratification in: UNTC
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| Germany: | August 31, 1977 |
| Liechtenstein: | September 25, 2009 |
| Austria: | 22nd September 1972 |
| Switzerland: | No |
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The Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness contains provisions aimed at preventing statelessness . In particular, according to Article 9, political, racist, ethnic and religious expatriations are forbidden and expatriations through territorial changes should be avoided.
The Convention was adopted on August 30, 1961 at the UN headquarters in New York City and entered into force on December 13, 1975. It regulates the granting of nationality and the prohibition of its deprivation in cases in which the affected would otherwise become stateless. By applying the safeguard clauses of this Convention whenever a person is otherwise at risk of statelessness, they can avoid new cases of statelessness.
Purpose of the contract
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) also has the mandate to work for the protection of stateless persons and to reduce statelessness worldwide and currently cares for around 3.7 million stateless persons.
literature
- Protecting the rights of stateless persons . UNHCR information sheet on the Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons.
- The World's Stateless Report 2017 . Ed .: Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (pdf, 562 pages).
See also
Websites
- The Statelessness Index - a database on statelessness in Europe Ed .: Humanrights.ch
- Statelessness European network for stateless persons
- Statelessness Index European Network on Statelessness (ENS)
- Stateless people - an invisible minority Ed .: Humanrights.ch
Footnotes
- ↑ Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons. (PDF) In: State Agreement 2015. Published by UNHCR Germany, accessed on April 26, 2019 .
- ↑ ABC of the United Nations. (PDF) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Ed .: Foreign Office of Germany , p. 71 , accessed on April 26, 2019 (May 2017, 9th edition).
- ↑ Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons. In: Liechtenstein Collection of Laws . Retrieved April 26, 2019 .