THE GOVERNMENT crackdown on “aliens” signalled by the declaration of four prominent personalities in Tanzanian politics as “non-citizens” has sent shock waves through the country’s border regions, where thousands of people of foreign origin could face deportation. Estimates put the […]
Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie (PANA 8Fev2001) — Une des quatre personnalités éminentes dont le gouvernement tanzanien n’a pas reconnu la semaine dernière la nationalité, envisage d’intenter une action en justice pour contrecarrer ce verdict. “Je ne vais ni demander un […]
Article 28: Tout candidat à la Présidence de la République doit être exclusivement de nationalité sénégalaise, jouir de ses droits civils et politiques, être âgé de 35 ans au moins le jour du scrutin. Il doit savoir écrire, lire et […]
By ONKEMETSE TSHOSA Lecturer, Department of Law, University of Botswana International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 2001, Vol. 5, pp. 189-202 ABSTRACT The principle of non-discrimination takes a pivotal position in human rights debate both nationally and internationally. Elaborate […]
par Stanislas Bucyalimwe Mararo Abstract in English, Article in French: The present study stems from three obvious facts. One: Northern Kivu is the only province in the DRC that suffered from an uninterrupted war in the last nine years (1993-2002). […]
Francis M Deng, “Ethnic Marginalization as Statelessness: Lessons from the Great Lakes Region of Africa”, in Citizenship Today: Global Perspectives and Practices, edited T. Alexander Aleinikoff and Douglas Klusmeyer, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2001 Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt6wpkc2.12 Introduction: IN […]
Repeals and replaces the Ghana Nationality Act, 1971 (Act 361) as amended. Act as published in Government Gazette: here (PDF, 1022 kb) “Clean” PDF including Immigration Regulations 2001, Citizenship Regulations 2001, and schedule of forms: Ghana Citizenship Act 2000 and Regulations 2001
The applicant, who was born outside Zimbabwe, was registered as a citizen of Zimbabwe in 1995. When she did so, she renounced her United Kingdom citizenship in accordance p with the form of renunciation set out in the Schedule to […]
Summary of Facts 1. The Complainant claims citizenship of Botswana under the following circumstances: His father was a citizen of Botswana who went to work in South Africa. While in South Africa, he married and the Complainant was an issue […]
CRC/C/15/Add.141 Twenty-fifth session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: The Islamic Federal Republic of the Comores Birth registration 27.The Committee is concerned at the limitations in the State party’s birth registration system, […]
CRC/C/15/Add.138 Right to a name and nationality 36. The Committee is concerned at the low levels of birth registration in the State party and at reports indicating that there are financial charges for this service. 37. In light of article […]
The following information was provided on 22 September 2000 by the Senior Legal Specialist of the Law Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.: The Libyan Nationality Law (Law no 17 of 1554 of 18 April 1954) was enacted soon after […]