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CRC: Initial State Report of Chad, 1997

Published: 24/Jul/1997
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/3/Add.50 A. Name and nationality (art. 7) 1. Name 70. In Chad all citizens are entitled to a name and forename. In conformity with article 1 of ordinance No. 3 of 2 June 1961 relating to civil status, the parents […]

State Report of Guinea to the CRC, 1997

Published: 17/Jun/1997
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/3/Add.48. Initial reports awaited from the States parties for 1992 : Guinea. 17/06/97. CRC/C/3/Add.48. (State Party Report) Name and nationality Name 47. Filiation is the subject of an ample provision in the Civil Code. Legitimate filiation is established by a […]

Eritrea Constitution, 1997

Published: 23/May/1997

Article 3: Any person born of an Eritrean father or mother is Eritrean by birth. Any foreign citizen may acquire Eritrean citizenship pursuant to law. The details concerning citizenship shall be regulated by law. Download here.

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Zaire (Excerpt)

Published: 28/Jan/1997
Source: UN Commission on Human Rights

E/CN.4/1997/6 Report on the situation of human rights in Zaire, prepared by the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Roberto Garretón, in accordance with Commission resolution 1996/77 Download excerpt related to nationality here.

Constitution of The Gambia 1997, Chapter III, as amended 2001

Published: 16/Jan/1997

Approved by national referendum on 8 August 1996, entered into force on 16 January 1997 (Act No. 1 of 1997). Chapter III of the Constitution governs citizenship. Download: Gambia Constitution, 1997, Chap III, as amended 2001 In addition, Article 62 […]

Tanzania Citizenship Regulations, 1997, as amended to 2002

Published: 1/Jan/1997

PDF includes: The Citizenship (Forms and Fees) Regulations (1961) – G.N. Nos. 431 of 1961, as amended by G.N. 21 of 1964, 69 of 1967, 64 of 1970, 121 of 1982, 411 of 1998 The Citizenship (Forms and Fees) Regulations […]

Crisis in the Great Lakes Region

Published: 1/Jan/1997
Source: Refugee Survey Quarterly

Refugee Survey Quarterly Vol.16, No.1, 1997 Special edition featuring several articles on the crisis in the Kivu provinces of DR Congo (then Zaire) that touch on the citizenship of the Banyarwanda,  including report by UN Special Rapporteur Roberto Garreton. Link […]

Ghana Constitution Amendment Act 1996

Published: 16/Dec/1996

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1996 Act 527. Article 8 of the Constitution substituted. “Dual citizenship I. Article 8 of the Constitution is repealed and the following inserted – 8 (1) A citizen of Ghana may […]

Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.14) Act, No.14 of 1996

Published: 6/Dec/1996

Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.14) Act, No. 14 of 1996 (entry into force 6 December 1996). Amends the constitution to restrict citizenship by birth to children born in Zimbabwe with one parent who is a citizen (removing previous rights for […]

South Africa Constitution 1996

Published: 4/Dec/1996

Approved by the Constitutional Court (CC) on 4 December 1996 and entered into force on 4 February 1997. Article 3: Citizenship 1. There is a common South African citizenship. 2. All citizens are ­: a. equally entitled to the rights, […]