Naturalization of stateless persons falls under the broader problem of statelessness which is recently drawing more and more attention. However, the issue of facilitated naturalization of stateless persons, proposed as one of the measures to reduce statelessness, stays grossly overlooked. This thesis tries to identify international obligations of states relating toattribution of nationality via naturalization and to formulate international and European standards for facilitated access to citizenship for stateless persons. In light of these standards, national regimes of three states – Estonia, Hungary and Slovakia – are assessed and compared to each other. The comparative study focuses in particular on assessment of material requirements (residence, language and other integration requirements, good character, economic resources requirements, loyalty to the State and security) and procedural aspects of naturalization (application, proceedings), as well as other areas of concern arising when it comes to facilitated access to citizenship. Based on the comparative study general recommendations are drafted. Finally, the potential of facilitated naturalization, to be an effective measure reducing statelessness, is assessed and the main obstacles of its practical application and enforcement are identified...
MIPEX 2010 Indicators are policy indicators on migrant integration designed to “benchmark current laws and policies against the highest standards through consultations with top scholars and institutions using and conducting comparative research in their area of expertise.” The indicators cover 7 policy areas including access to citizenship. For the purposes of this study I adjusted indicators related to access to citizenship for the context of naturalization of stateless persons...
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