The adoption by Côte d’Ivoire’s parliament of a law on equality between legally married couples has sparked anger, especially among religious people. For them, this law will create more problems in the home than it will solve. Read more.
The harsh southern region is home to several tribes maintaining a delicate balance of power over lucrative trade routes. By Rebecca Murray Kufra, Libya – The drive across Libya’s Sahara from Murzuq to Kufra is arduous. Without a road, the […]
Summary Nigerians who live in states other than their states of ancestral origin are referred to as non-indigenes, no matter how long they and their parents have lived in the state. This is important, because non-indigenes are often prevented from […]
A thesis submitted by Marwa Salem Baitelmal to the Department of Law, American University in Cairo, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in International Human Rights Law Abstract: Nationality law holds a particular […]
By Joe Nwankwo, Assistant Editor, Abuja National Judicial Council (NJC), rising from an emergency meeting on Wednesday over ruled a November 5 decision of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mariam Aloma-Mukthar, by ordering immediate swearing-in of Justice Ifeoma Jombo-Ofo […]
British Nationality Act 1948 Loi n° 1968-LF-3 du 11 juin 1968, Portant code de la nationalité camerounaise Décret n°68/DF/478 du 16 décembre 1968 fixant les modalités d’application du Code de la nationalité (Decree n° 1968 DF-478 of the 16th December […]
On the 3rd of June 2010, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe exercising its jurisdiction in terms of section 24(2) of the Constitution handed down its judgment in the case of Margaret Dongo versus The Registrar General and the Attorney General. ZWLA’S […]
Refusal by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Mukthar, to swear in Justice Ifeoma Jombo-Ofo as a justice of the Court of Appeal to represent Abia State on the ground that she is not an indigene of the […]
By John Campbell In late 2009 I wrote to Prime Minister Meles asking for information on the 2009 Directive which was the subject of considerable speculation. On December 2nd I received a reply from Berhanu Kebede, Ethiopian ambassador to the […]
CEDAW/C/TGO/CO/6-7 Concluding observations on the sixth and seventh periodic reports of Togo, adopted by the Committee at its fifty-third session (1–19 October 2012) Nationality 28.While welcoming that the new Code of Persons and Family grants women equal rights with men […]
The Senate has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Murthar, to swear in Justice Ifeoma Jombo-Ofo as a Justice of the Abia Court of Appeal. It would be recalled that the CJN had refused to swear in […]
Authors: Matthew Dalling and Gopalan Balagopal (CRC4) Summary: This document provides a rapid overview of the birth registration system in Namibia. It draws together and analyses the mission field reports of 2012, the available civil registration data and the observations […]