Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

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 […]


Case Concerning the Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria

October 10, 2002 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Case Concerning the Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria

Case Concerning the Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria: Equatorial Guinea intervening) Link to the ICJ webpage on the Bakassi Peninsula case, including principal judgment of 10 October 2002.


Maroc: Décret pris pour l’application de la loi n° 3 -99 relative à l’état civil, 2002

October 9, 2002 7:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Maroc: Décret pris pour l’application de la loi n° 3 -99 relative à l’état civil, 2002

Article 17 La déclaration de naissance est appuyée d’un certificat délivré par un médecin accoucheur, une sage-femme exerçant légalement ou par l’autorité locale et d’une copie de l’acte de mariage, lorsqu’il s’agit de marocains musulmans qui attestent de la légalité […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Seychelles, 2002

October 9, 2002 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Seychelles, 2002

CRC/C/15/Add.189 Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Seychelles Right to preservation of identity 30. The Committee is concerned that the right of children born out of wedlock to know their biological […]


Zimbabwe: Petho v Minister of Home Affairs and Another

October 8, 2002 2:25 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Petho v Minister of Home Affairs and Another

Zimbabwe: Petho v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (07/06) ((07/06)) [2002] ZWSC 80 SANDURA JA: This is an appeal against a judgment of the High Court which dismissed the appellant’s application, brought in terms of s 3(1) of the […]


Maroc: Loi n° 37-99 relative à l’état civil

October 3, 2002 6:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Maroc: Loi n° 37-99 relative à l’état civil

Promulguée par le Dahir n° 1-02-239 du 25 rejeb 1423 (3 octobre 2002) Télécharger: Au Ministere de la justice: http://adala.justice.gov.ma/production/legislation/fr/civil/l%20etat%20civil.htm En PDF: Maroc Etat civil loi 37-99  


CERD General Recommendation XXX on Discrimination Against Non Citizens

October 1, 2002 7:59 pm Published by Comments Off on CERD General Recommendation XXX on Discrimination Against Non Citizens

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Recalling the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, according to which all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and are entitled […]


The People’s Choice: The Report of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission

September 18, 2002 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The People’s Choice: The Report of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission

The Constitution of Kenya Review Commission is pleased to publish this report on its work and recommendations for a new constitution. A longer version of this report, in three volumes, will be published very shortly. The Commission is also publishing […]


Zimbabwe: National Registration Act 1976, as amended 2001

September 10, 2002 4:26 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: National Registration Act 1976, as amended 2001

Laws of Zimbabwe Chapter 10:17; Act 36/1976, amended by Act 41/1978 (s. 41), 17/1979 (s. 16), 1/1984, 14/1994, 22/2001 Entry into force 24 September 1976; most recent amendments by the Criminal Penalties Amendment Act No. 22 of 2001, entered into […]


Tanzania: ‘Statements on Mkapa’s citizenship misplaced’

August 11, 2002 9:10 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: ‘Statements on Mkapa’s citizenship misplaced’

By FAUSTINE KAPAMA, Sunday, August 11, 2002 Former prime minister Joseph Warioba yesterday took swipe at individuals who question the citizenship of President Benjamin Mkapa, saying such allegations were uncalled for and baseless slander. He advised Tanzanians to refer to […]