Legal doctrine on statelessness in international law

According to the International Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, signed in New York on September 28, 1954, the term "stateless person" designates a person whom no State considers as its national by application of its legislation. Today, at least 10 million people throughout the world are deprived of their nationality. As a result, they often have no right to go to school, consult a doctor, hold a job, open a bank account, buy a house or even get married. Stateless people may find it difficult to enjoy basic rights such as education, healthcare, employment and freedom of movement. Those who claim to be stateless must demonstrate that they have no nationality. Case law specifies that he must not prove that he has "no nationality in the world", but rather that he cannot claim the nationality of the states relevant to the applicant. This mainly concerns the country in which he was born, where his family members reside, where he has stayed or where he has had his residence.

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RUYENZI Schadrack advogado, membro da International Criminal Bar (ICB), advogado na lista de conselheiros do Tribunal Penal Internacional (TPI) em Haia, Países Baixos, advogado na lista de conselheiros do Tribunal Africano dos Direitos do Homem e dos Povos, advogado na Ordem dos Advogados do Ruanda.