Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Afars, Issas . . . and Djiboutians: Toward a History of Denominations

June 1, 2013 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Afars, Issas . . . and Djiboutians: Toward a History of Denominations

Simon Imbert-Vier, Northeast African Studies, Vol.13, No.2, 2013, pp. 123-149. This article analyzes the ethnic denominations around the Gulf of Tadjoura. By using travel narratives from the nineteenth century and colonial archives from the twentieth, it provides a history of these […]


Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013

May 22, 2013 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013

Replaces the 1979 Constitution. Download complete text: here Chapter 3 (Articles 35-43) provides for citizenship. Download: Zimbabwe Constitution 2013 Chapter III Citizenship Download full text from ZimLII: https://zimlii.org/akn/zw/act/2013/1/eng%402017-09-07


Mudede denies Mawere citizenship

May 21, 2013 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Mudede denies Mawere citizenship

Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede last week blocked South Africa-based businessman Mutumwa Mawere’s application for a new national identity card, telling him that dual citizenship remains illegal even under the new Constitution. Mawere, who is said to be involved with a […]


Zimbabwe Constitution: ‘Aliens’ celebrate milestone

May 11, 2013 10:13 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe Constitution: ‘Aliens’ celebrate milestone

WHILE the passing of the new constitution by the House of Assembly this week, was seen by many as a foregone conclusion, it has brought hope to thousands of Zimbabweans who were for long regarded as aliens in their country […]


Tchad: Loi no 13-08 portant organisation de l’Etat civil

May 10, 2013 3:06 pm Published by Comments Off on Tchad: Loi no 13-08 portant organisation de l’Etat civil

Art.1: La présente loi a pour objet d’organiser l’état civil en République du Tchad et de fixer les conditions des actes y relatifs. Art.76: La présente loi abroge toutes dispositions antérieures contraires, notamment l’ordonnance 03/INT du 02 juin 1961, réglementant […]


Confusion continues in Zim draft constitution

May 2, 2013 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Confusion continues in Zim draft constitution

There is still serious confusion over whether the new draft constitution allows for dual citizenship or not, with the parties in government appearing to translate the new rules differently. The new document does not explicitly allow or deny Zimbabweans the […]


Press Statement Harmonised Election 2013: Voter Registration: Clarification on Aliens

May 1, 2013 6:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Press Statement Harmonised Election 2013: Voter Registration: Clarification on Aliens

The Honourable Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Hon. Patrick Chinamasa (MP) advised the public that all citizens of Zimbabwe who are 18 years and above are eligible to register as voters. This applies to the following persons: Citizens […]


The disappearance of Sudan? Life in Khartoum for citizens without rights

May 1, 2013 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The disappearance of Sudan? Life in Khartoum for citizens without rights

This paper is about the experience of people living in Khartoum State who identify themselves as being from one of the conflict-affected areas of Sudan. It focuses primarily on those from the newly independent state of South Sudan, the (now) […]


The Stateless Tebu of Libya?

May 1, 2013 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The Stateless Tebu of Libya?

Tilburg Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 010/2013 By Laura van Waas Introduction Little is known about the problem of statelessness in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya) today. Neither the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – […]


Registry Report on Proof of Identity Documents Available in the DRC

April 26, 2013 2:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Registry Report on Proof of Identity Documents Available in the DRC

Case: The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda Situation: Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ICC-01/04-02/06-53-Anx1, Annex 1 to the Transmission to Pre-Trial Chamber II of a Registry report on proof of identity documents available in the Democratic Republic of […]


Burundi : 28 nouveaux burundais naturalisés en 2012-2013

April 23, 2013 1:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Burundi : 28 nouveaux burundais naturalisés en 2012-2013

Le Burundi a naturalisé 12 individus depuis 2012 à nos jours. Avec leur famille, il s’agit de 28 nouveau burundais(es). Le 8 mars dernier et le 18 juillet 2012, S.E. Nkurunziza Pierre, le très populaire président africain du Burundi, par […]


Resolution on the Right to Nationality – ACHPR/Res.234(LIII)2013

April 23, 2013 10:08 am Published by Comments Off on Resolution on the Right to Nationality – ACHPR/Res.234(LIII)2013

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, meeting at its 53rd Ordinary Session held from 9 to 23 April 2013 in Banjul, The Gambia; Recalling the provisions of Article 45(1) (b) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights which […]