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Nevertheless, the term of de jure stateless persons is not defined in the UN Convention 1954 11 . In Rohingyas situation, it is clear that Rohingyas are de jure stateless as it was interpreted in the Summary Conclusions of the Prato Expert Meeting of article 1(1) of the UN Convention 1954 that individual can become stateless if state where he or she has a factual attachment denies to grant that person as its nationality. 12 Why does GOM deny to grant Burmese national to Rohingyas? Because the 1982 Burma Citizenship law allows GOM to do this. The problem of the 1982 Burma Citizenship law Under the 1982 Citizenship law, Rohingyas are denied to obtain their citizenship. 13 The law states that there are only 8 national races 14 recognized as a Myanmar citizen and according to the list, Rohingyas are placed in the session 2 (e) which provides that “Foreigner means a person who is not a citizen or an associtate citizen or a naturalized citizen. This law has led to justify systematic arbitrary and treat against the Rohigyas in a discriminating manner. Because of this racist law, they also have experienced problem of limitation of movement and the right to life as well as accessing to civil services. This includes but not limit to the right to health and education and are subject to force labor and prosecution. 15 11 UNHCR the UN Refugee Agency. (2014) Handbook on Protection of stateless persons : under the 1954 convention relating to the status of statelessness persons p, 5. Available from http://www.unhcr.org/53b698ab9. html (Accessed : 19 October 2014). 12 Open Society Foundations. De Jure Statelessness in the real world : Applying the Prato Summary Conclusion p. 4. Available from http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/prato-statelessness-20110303.pdf. (Accessed : 19 October 2014). 13 For more information about this law, Please visit, http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid= 3ae6b4f71b (Accessed on 19 October 2014). 14 These 8 national races include The kachin, Kayah,Karen,Chin,Burman,Mon, Rakhine and Shan. Because these groups have settled before 1823. 15 Human Rights Council : Gay MacDougall.(2012) Report of the independent expert on minority issues, Gay MacDougall”, p.18. available from http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=47d685ea2 (Accessed: 19 October 2014). วารสารวิชาการนิติศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยทักษิณ ปีที่ 5 ฉบับที่ 7 มกราคม - ธันวาคม 2557 