Law
The Legal Status of Stateless Persons under International Refugee Law
Quick fact
The 1951 Refugee Convention grants refugee status based on persecution, not statelessness alone—so many stateless persons fall into a legal gap, lacking both nationality and refugee protection.
Why this is interesting
Imagine being a person without a country—no passport, no embassy to turn to. If you flee persecution, does international refugee law automatically protect you? Not always.