a. International Conventions

Stateless Person

A person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law. (1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, art. 1).

Asylum Seeker

A person seeking international protection outside their country of nationality or, if stateless, former habitual residence, whose claim has not yet been finally determined

Law-making Treaties or Normative Treaties

Treaties which are concluded by a large number of States for purposes of:

• Declaring, confirming, or defining their understanding of what the law is on a particular subject;
• Stipulating or laying down new general rules for future international conduct; and,
• Creating new international institutions.

It lays down rules of general or universal application and are intended for future and continuing observance.