IAT 1. Statelessness does not of itself constitute persecution, although the circumstances in which a person has been deprived of citizenship may be a guide to the circumstances likely to attend his life as a non-citizen.
2. The Refugee Convention uses nationality as one of the criteria of the identification of refugees: there is no relevant criterion of ‘effective’ nationality for this purpose.
Judges:
Ockleton DP
Citations:
[2008] UKAIT 00042
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration
Updated: 15 July 2022; Ref: scu.268180