Description
Book SynopsisThis book covers the essential aspects of prevention of childhood statelessness focusing on norms governing the subject through the rights to acquire a nationality and to birth registration, two vital safeguards to prevent statelessness among children. Its unique feature lies in its exposition of the international legal norms focusing on prevention of childhood statelessness and systematic analyses of domestic legal frameworks on nationality and birth registration of the 10 ASEAN Member States.
This book is designed for a wide range of readers comprising academics, advocates, students, policy makers, and other stakeholders working on statelessness affecting children, especially in Southeast Asia.
Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Protection against Statelessness at Birth: Definitions, Key Concepts, and International Legal Framework3. Protection against Statelessness at Birth: Development and Evaluation of Legal Norms4. Statelessness in the ASEAN Member States 5. Assessment of the Domestic Legal Frameworks for Nationality of the ASEAN Member States6. Assessment of the Domestic Legal Frameworks for Birth Registration of the ASEAN Member States7. Conclusion and Paths Forward
