Includes bibliographical references and index.

The scope of the book -- The problem of statelessness and the international response -- Protecting stateless persons : strengths and weaknessess of the 1954 convention -- Building a cross-national comparison of incorporation of the 1954 convention in national legal systems -- Procedures to determine statelessness in states under category one -- General standards to determine statelessness in states under category two -- Procedures and practice in states with no provisions to identify stateless persons in states under category three -- The implementation of the definition of 'stateless person' -- Grant of status and rights -- Summary and comparative analysisi of the implementation of the 1954 convention -- Beyond the 1954 convention : reflections on the wider issue of implementation of human rights treaties -- Recommendations towards best practices.

"[This book]offers a ... comparative study of legislation, case-law and decision-making concerning the treatment of stateless persons in ten EU States. Focusing on whether and why statelessness determination procedures are needed, what their constituent elements should be, how the definition of 'stateless person' is interpreted and applied, and what rights are attached to the granting of status, [the author] ... examines current national legal frameworks, and points a way forward for more effective legislation and practice in the area of statelessness. Against this backdrop, she adds insights into the wider debate on how human rights treaties should be implemented."--