1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

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The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons is a key United Nations treaty that defines who is stateless and sets out international standards for their treatment and protection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty ⓘ
international human rights treaty ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
refugee and statelessness treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons ⓘ
adoptedUnderAuspicesOf United Nations ⓘ
adoptionDate 1954-09-28 ⓘ
aimsTo ensure minimum standards of treatment for stateless persons ⓘ
improve legal protection of stateless persons ⓘ
promote the assimilation and naturalization of stateless persons ⓘ
articleCount 46 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn administrative assistance ⓘ
artistic and industrial property ⓘ
expulsion ⓘ
housing ⓘ
identity papers ⓘ
labour legislation and social security ⓘ
liberal professions ⓘ
movable and immovable property ⓘ
naturalization facilitation ⓘ
non-discrimination ⓘ
personal status ⓘ
public education ⓘ
public relief ⓘ
religion and religious freedom ⓘ
right of association ⓘ
self-employment ⓘ
travel documents ⓘ
wage-earning employment ⓘ
defines stateless person ⓘ
definitionOfStatelessPerson a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law ⓘ
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1960-06-06 ⓘ
fullName Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
monitoredBy United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ⓘ
linked to: UNHCR
obligesStatesTo ensure stateless persons have access to courts ⓘ
ensure stateless persons receive at least the same treatment as aliens generally in the same circumstances ⓘ
grant stateless persons a legal status ⓘ
protect stateless persons from expulsion except on grounds of national security or public order ⓘ
provide identity papers to stateless persons ⓘ
provide travel documents to stateless persons lawfully staying ⓘ
openedForSignature 1954-09-28 ⓘ
placeOfAdoption New York City ⓘ
preambleMentions Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
relatedInstrument 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees ⓘ
1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness ⓘ
scopeLimitation does not apply to persons currently receiving protection or assistance from UN agencies other than UNHCR ⓘ
does not apply to persons recognized by the competent authorities of the country of residence as having the rights and obligations attached to nationality of that country ⓘ
excludes persons with serious criminal backgrounds or acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations ⓘ
setsStandardFor education rights of stateless persons ⓘ
employment rights of stateless persons ⓘ
freedom of movement of stateless persons ⓘ
non-discrimination of stateless persons ⓘ
public relief and assistance for stateless persons ⓘ
shortName 1954 Statelessness Convention ⓘ
subjectMatter international protection of stateless persons ⓘ
rights of stateless persons ⓘ
status of stateless persons ⓘ
treatment of stateless persons ⓘ

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British nationality law → subjectTo → 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons ⓘ
European conventions on nationality → influencedBy → 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons ⓘ
1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons → fullName → Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons ⓘ
linked to: 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons → shortName → 1954 Statelessness Convention ⓘ
linked to: 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness → complements → 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons ⓘ