The study analyzed the Croatian Citizenship Act (CCA), as well as its amendments (passed in 2019 and in force since 1 January 2020), along with related by-laws, including several laws and by-laws which govern the status of foreigners, both at the European Union (EU) level and at the national level. Additionally, it was important to highlight the issues that emerged on 8 October 1991 when the CCA came into force and which are closely linked with statelessness. Administrative and court practices were, furthermore, surveyed in detail in order to examine their alignment with international standards.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Analysis of the Legal Framework Concerning Stateless Persons and Persons at Risk of Statelessness in Croatia, 2020.