Egypt: Child Law No. 12 of 1996, amended by Law No. 126 of 2008
Published: 10/Jul/2008
Official Journal issue no. 13-supplement of 28 March 1996; amended by Law no. 126 of 2008, Official Journal issue no. 24-bis of 15 June 2008, and issue no. 28 of 10 July 2008.
Article 6 provides that “Each child shall have the right to a nationality in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Egyptian Nationality.”
Chapter 2 provides for birth registration.
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