ROMANIA

Romanian

Apatrid

Persoană fără cetățenie

“A person without citizenship.”

The contributor explains that apatrid is a recognized term and that the Romanian dictionary frames it as a person who is not a citizen of any state.

How statelessness is understood

The contributor associates statelessness in Romania with issues including lack of documentation and birth registration, as well as historical experiences relating to deprivation of citizenship and changing borders.

At the same time, they report that the concept is not widely understood or commonly used.

The contributor believes existing terminology focuses predominantly on the legal concept and does not encompass the full administrative, social and cultural dimensions of statelessness.