Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, cilt.15, sa.1, ss.893-925, 2025 (Hakemli Dergi)
Statelessness has become a significant humanitarian concern, garnering heightened attention from the international community in contemporary society. Statelessness, characterized by an individual's lack of recognition as a citizen by any state, transcends basic legal status, representing a complex phenomenon with significant humanitarian implications. This article analyzes statelessness as a phenomenon, illuminating its historical and sociopolitical underpinnings. The exploration begins with the human ramifications of statelessness, emphasizing its extensive consequences for people. Stateless individuals frequently lack fundamental rights, encountering substantial obstacles in obtaining vital services such as healthcare, education, and work. Moreover, the lack of legal protection, together with pervasive discrimination and social isolation, intensifies their vulnerability. This essay emphasizes that statelessness extends beyond personal difficulties and is a wider problem that exacerbates societal inequality. The essay examines the factors that contribute to statelessness from legal, political, and social viewpoints. Uncertainties about legal status, flaws or discriminatory elements in citizenship legislation, international migration, state disintegration, and alterations in borders are seen as key factors contributing to statelessness. Structural concerns, such as ethnic and religious discrimination and limitations on women's rights to confer citizenship, are emphasized as factors that perpetuate and intensify the problem. This research seeks to explore the basic issues encountered by stateless persons from legal, social, and humanitarian perspectives, aiming to illuminate the frequently neglected aspects of statelessness. The study aims to address a scholarly deficiency about the topic and offer insights that may influence and guide future policy. It aims to improve comprehension of the obstacles faced by stateless persons while aiding in the formulation of solutions. In summary, statelessness is a pressing concern for prompt action within the realms of human rights and international law. The paper underscores the imperative of global collaboration, the revision of citizenship legislation, and the execution of individual-focused humanitarian strategies to successfully address statelessness.