TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ii;
CERTIFICATE iii;
AKNOWLEDGEMENT iv;
TABLE OF CONTENTS v;
TABLE OF CASES viii;
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS x;
INTRODUCTION 1-7;
Background of the Study 1;
Research Problem 2;
Aims and Objectives 3;
Hypothesis 3;
Research Questions 3;
Research Methodology 4;
Importance of the Problem 4;
Scope and Limitation 4;
Literature Review 5;
Chapterisation 7;
CHAPTER I – THE IDEA AND CONCEPTION OF STATELESSNESS AND DIFFERENCE FROM REFUGEE STATUS ;
1.1 Introduction 8;
1.2 Statelessness and Refugee – Definitions 8;
1.3 The Flawed Definitions by the drafters 15;
1.4 Conclusion 23;
CHAPTER II – HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF THE STATELESS AND REFUGEE 24-40;
2.1 Right to Nationality but no Duty to grant Nationality 24;
2.2 General Human Rights Violations Faced 28;
2.3 Statelessness being the worst case scenario 32;
2.3.1 Statelessness; a special status 32;
2.3.2 How Refugees are better 35;
2.4 Indian Scenario 37;
2.5 Conclusion 40;
CHAPTER III – LACK OF LEGISLATION IN INDIA AND REASONS FOR ADOPTING ONE 41-59;
3.1 The Present Indian Legal Regime on Refugee and Stateless 41;
3.1.1 The Constitutional Provisions 42;
3.1.2 The Statutory Provisions 45;
3.2 Major Reasons for Production of Stateless and Refugees 48;
3.2.1 The Primary Factors 48;
3.2.2 The Secondary Factors 51;
3.3 Major Changes in Citizenship Law 52;
3.4 Justification of adopting a Legislation 54;
3.5 Other State Practice 56;
3.6 Conclusion 59;
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 60-64;
BIBLIOGRAPHY 65-68.