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Join the feminist revolution in work to address statelessness

When black feminist theory was referenced on the podium at the closing plenary of the World Conference on Statelessness in the Hague last month, a…
/ Nina Murray, ENS Head of Policy and Research
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Mr Bilali and the uncertain country of origin – statelessness and subsidiary protection in the CJEU case of Bilali C-720/17

What does the case of Bilali in the Court of Justice of the European Union tell us about the responsibility of states to deal appropriately and…
/ Jo Venkov, Lawyer and writer on statelessness, identity, citizenship and belonging
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A visit to Lebanon

Initially, I was hesitant when invited to jointly lead a session last week at the American University of Beirut (AUB) on building a network on…
/ Allan Leas, Chair of the ENS Board of Trustees
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Statelessness and Sustainable Development at the 2019 High Level Political Forum: A moment for reflection

In July this year, UN Member States will come together to consider progress on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The 2030 Agenda, adopted by…
/ Tendayi Bloom, Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at The Open University
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Preventing Statelessness among Migrants in North Africa and their Children: Birth registration and ‘legal identity’

“Legal identity” is all the rage in international policy circles. From the target set by the Sustainable Development Goals to “provide legal…
/ Bronwen Manby, Senior Policy Fellow with the LSE’s Middle East Centre
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Blockchain technology: the answer to securing legal identity?

Blockchain technology has been touted as a modern and elegant solution to the problems of evidencing and securing legal identity and for the creation…
/ Jo Venkov, Lawyer and writer on statelessness, identity, citizenship and belonging
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Deprivation of nationality on national security grounds in Australia: Part of a wider trend

Citizenship stripping on national security grounds is being used with increasing frequency across Europe. The so-called ‘foreign fighter’ phenomenon…
/ Timnah Baker, Research Fellow, Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness
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Getting to 100%: New video on the importance of ending gender discrimination in nationality laws

On International Women’s Day earlier this month the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights launched a short video that explains the harm…
/ Catherine Harrington, Campaign Manager, Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights
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UK Home Office changes to Immigration Rules on statelessness: a mixed bag

The extension of stateless leave from 2.5 to 5 years is very welcome; other changes to the Immigration Rules relating to statelessness raise concerns.
/ Cynthia Orchard, Statelessness Policy and Casework Coordinator at Asylum Aid and Judith Carter, Lecturer and In-house Solicitor at the Liverpool Law Clinic
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The power to deprive: prejudiced and precarious citizenship

“The baby turned blue and was cold.” Shamima Begum’s three-week-old son Jarrah has died in the Al-Roj camp in Syria. This is Shamima Begum’s third…
/ Amal de Chickera, Co-Director of the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
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Global Data Justice: framing the (mis)fit between statelessness and technology

Global Data Justice is an emerging field of research centering on the idea that we should base the governance of data technologies on social justice…
/ Linnet Taylor, Associate Professor at Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT) & Hellen Mukiri-Smith, PhD Researcher at TILT
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Shining a light on devastating effects of statelessness on those living without nationality in Slovenia

The Peace Institute – Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies (PI) is a Slovenian private, independent, non-profit research…
/ Katarina Vučko, The Peace Institute