EPISODE · Feb 4, 2022 · 57 MIN
S1 Ep 3 - International Law in Context: Statelessness & Nationality with Shahd Qannam
from CLS Law & Society Podcast
Dr Sabrina Germain & Dr Adrienne Yong (Senior Lecturers at The City Law School) speak to Shahd Qannam (PhD Student at The City Law School) about international law in context. They talk about how to acquire nationality, how to lose it, nationality as a right vs a privilege, statelessness and its definition, and the very interesting case of Palestine, close to Shahd's heart.00:00 – Intro to episode and Shahd Qannam 02:10 – Defining the concept of law04:03 – Nationality under international law: why does context matter here? 10:45 – Acquiring nationality: a right not a privilege 18:40 - Losing nationality 22:30 – Shahd Qannam’s research: unrecognised states and their citizens. 24:12 – Becoming stateless 28:09 – Can statelessness be avoided? 34:03 - The deprivation of nationality 37:18 – National security and deprivation of nationality 44:26 – Case study discussion: Palestine55:47 – Defining law in contextMore on Dr Sabrina Germainhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sabrina-germainhttps://twitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Adrienne Yonghttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/adrienne-yonghttps://twitter.com/adrienney_More on Shahd Qannamhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/research-students/shahd-qannamhttps://twitter.com/QannamShahdMusic by Joystock - www.joystock.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dr Sabrina Germain & Dr Adrienne Yong (Senior Lecturers at The City Law School) speak to Shahd Qannam (PhD Student at The City Law School) about international law in context. They talk about how to acquire nationality, how to lose it, nationality as a right vs a privilege, statelessness and its definition, and the very interesting case of Palestine, close to Shahd's heart.00:00 – Intro to episode and Shahd Qannam 02:10 – Defining the concept of law04:03 – Nationality under international law: why does context matter here? 10:45 – Acquiring nationality: a right not a privilege 18:40 - Losing nationality 22:30 – Shahd Qannam’s research: unrecognised states and their citizens. 24:12 – Becoming stateless 28:09 – Can statelessness be avoided? 34:03 - The deprivation of nationality 37:18 – National security and deprivation of nationality 44:26 – Case study discussion: Palestine55:47 – Defining law in contextMore on Dr Sabrina Germainhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sabrina-germainhttps://twitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Adrienne Yonghttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/adrienne-yonghttps://twitter.com/adrienney_More on Shahd Qannamhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/research-students/shahd-qannamhttps://twitter.com/QannamShahdMusic by Joystock - www.joystock.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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