Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Headings: 
Migration
Title: 
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
Document Type: 
International Conventions and Declarations
Reference: 
360 U.N.T.S. 117 (1960)
URL: 
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/w3cssp.htm
Annotation: 
This Convention addresses the protection of rights of individuals who are not considered nationals of any one state. The Convention outlines the status which such persons shall receive in regards to various issues including property, employment and access to the judicial system. The rights of having the work of women recognized is specifically addressed. [Descriptors: Migration - Refugees and Immigration, International]