Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Portugal’s civilizing mission in colonial Guinea-Bissau: Rhetoric and reality

January 1, 2003 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Portugal’s civilizing mission in colonial Guinea-Bissau: Rhetoric and reality

Peter Karibe Mendy, “Portugal’s Civilizing Mission in Colonial Guinea-Bissau: Rhetoric and Reality” International Journal of African Historical Studies Vol. 36, No. 1, Special Issue: Colonial Encounters between Africa and Portugal (2003), pp. 35-58 Abstract: This article explores Portugal’s “civilizing mission” […]


“New Sudan” Passport and Immigration Act 2003

January 1, 2003 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on “New Sudan” Passport and Immigration Act 2003

“Provisional Order” adopted by the SPLM as part of the “Laws of the New Sudan” proposing a Passports And Immigration Act, “to provide for the grant of New Sudan Passports and to control entry into, exit from and residence in […]


“New Sudan” Nationality Act 2003

January 1, 2003 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on “New Sudan” Nationality Act 2003

“Provisional Order” adopted by the SPLM as part of the “Laws of the New Sudan” proposing a Nationality Act “to provide for the New Sudan Nationality and matters connected to and related hereunder.” The provisional order was intended as a […]


Eritrea State Report to the CRC

December 23, 2002 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Eritrea State Report to the CRC

Committee on the Rights of the Child Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Initial reports of States parties due in 1996 Addendum Eritrea Download file: here (27 kb)


Zimbabwe: Update on citizenship, renunciation and passport issues (Nov 2002)

November 28, 2002 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Update on citizenship, renunciation and passport issues (Nov 2002)

We welcome, with great relief, General Notice 584 of 2002, as gazetted by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on 22 November 2002. This seeks to clarify and declare the law relating to renunciation and proof of foreign […]


General Notice 584 of 2002: Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01]: Renunciation and Proof of Foreign Citizenship: Governing Rules

November 22, 2002 4:04 pm Published by Comments Off on General Notice 584 of 2002: Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01]: Renunciation and Proof of Foreign Citizenship: Governing Rules

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that Cabinet has approved the following clarification and declaration of the existing statutory rules governing the renunciation and proof of foreign citizenship. Section 9 of the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01] precludes […]


State Report of Zambia to the CRC, 2002

November 19, 2002 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on State Report of Zambia to the CRC, 2002

CRC/C/11/Add.25 Committee on the Rights of the Child Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Initial reports of States parties due in 1994 Zambia Paragraphs 158-175 relate to the right to a name and […]


Zimbabwe: Registrar General of Citizenship and Another v. Todd (SC 101/02)

November 13, 2002 2:12 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Registrar General of Citizenship and Another v. Todd (SC 101/02)

((58/02)) [2002] ZWSC 101 Civil Appeal No. 158/02 Judgment No. SC 101/02 CHIDYAUSIKU CJ: The first appellant refused to renew the respondent’s Zimbabwean passport because, according to him, the respondent had failed to renounce her entitlement to New Zealand citizenship, […]


Nigeria rejects ICJ ruling on Bakassi

October 23, 2002 10:12 am Published by Comments Off on Nigeria rejects ICJ ruling on Bakassi

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) — Nigeria Wednesday rejected the 10 October judgement by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) granting sovereignty of the disputed Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon and urged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to mediate in the dispute. In […]