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Use of the term implies that such ethnic groups has the right to self-determination, to establish an independent nation-state with its own government. [2][3] Members of stateless nations may be citizens of the country in which they live, or they may be denied citizenship by that country.
A stateless nation is an ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own state. The term "stateless" implies that the group "should have" such a state (country). The term was coined in 1983 by the political scientist Jacques Leruez in his book L'Écosse, une nation sans État about the peculiar position of Scotland within the British state.
Stateless people. Stateless people are not recognized as citizens by any country. Denied the right to a nationality, they are often also not allowed to go to school, see a doctor, get a job or even get married. UNHCR advocates for their rights and works to prevent and end statelessness globally.
Key Concept: Stateless Nation. Various cultural communities came to consider themselves nations and were also able to establish a modern nation-state based on that identity. Many, however, never established their own nation state. They are thus called “stateless nations”.
- Payind, Alam, Melinda McClimans
- 2016
Aug 15, 2024 · What is statelessness? According to the UN’s 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, a stateless person is someone “who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law”.
Jun 9, 2014 · A stateless person is someone who is not recognised as a national by any State. In a world of nation-states, it is a cruel contradiction that millions of individuals are not recognised as belonging to any of these.
What is the global picture? 4.2 million stateless people are reported in the new data published, which covers 76 countries.
