Unravelling anomaly: detention, discrimination and the protection needs of stateless persons

This report surveys internationally accepted standards and norms pertaining to the detention of stateless persons and then explores practices of detention in the contexts of immigration, national security and criminal law. It then identifies some of the positive developments and better practices adopted by the countries researched in dealing with the statelessness challenge, and makes recommendations based on observed good practices and the research findings. The Refugee Council of Australia was one of the key contributors to the Australian component of the project