1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

E938870

United Nations treaty international human rights treaty multilateral treaty refugee and statelessness treaty

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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Label	Occurrences
1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons canonical	2

Statements (66)

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedUnderAuspicesOf	United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
monitoredBy	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
preambleMentions	Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Declaration of Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedInstrument	1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees NERFINISHED ⓘ 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	international protection of stateless persons ⓘ rights of stateless persons ⓘ status of stateless persons ⓘ treatment of stateless persons ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ