LEGAL PROTECTION OF STATELESS PERSON IN THE INDONESIAN CITIZENSHIP LAW SYSTEM

Citizenship is a human right. With the status of citizenship that is owned to provide self-identity and recognized legally where he is registered as a citizen. It's just that in practice, including in Indonesia, many of them live stateless due to various reasons, including politics, economy, security, discrimination, administration and the provisions in the legislation. The purpose of this study is to analyze the legal consequences for stateless people, and how legal protection is given to those who do not have citizenship. The method used is normative legal research that examines primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials. The approaches used are statutory approach, analytical or conceptual approach, and philosophical approach. Legal materials will be collected through inventory, collection and identification techniques.

The results showed that stateless can occur due to various factors and can cause various problems for the country where they are, both social, economic, and security. In addition, the lack of rights regulated in the constitution also results in their not having self-identity, and legal guarantees of their existence as citizens of a country. Legal protection is provided through cooperation with UNHCR, entering into agreements between countries, improving population administration administration, as well as through regulations in existing laws and regulations.