Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

CDE: Rapports initiaux des États parties devant être présentés en 1993: République de Djibouti

August 3, 1998 7:22 pm Published by Comments Off on CDE: Rapports initiaux des États parties devant être présentés en 1993: République de Djibouti

CRC/C/8/Add.39 Nom et nationalité (art. 7) 38. À Djibouti, le droit au nom dès la naissance trouve son fondement à lafois dans le vécu historique et la réalité sociologique de notre pays. Chaque enfant est ainsi doté d’un prénom dans […]


Constitution of the Republic of Sudan 1998

July 1, 1998 4:18 pm Published by Comments Off on Constitution of the Republic of Sudan 1998

Extract: Article 22 Nationality Everyone born of a Sudanese mother or father has the inalienable right to Sudanese nationality, its duties, and obligations. Everyone who has lived in Sudan during their youth or who has been resident in Sudan for […]


Swaziland Identification Bill 1998

June 22, 1998 8:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Swaziland Identification Bill 1998

[Believed to be adopted as Identification Act No.4 of 1998] The object of this Bill is to provide for compilation and maintenance of a population register in respect of the population of Swaziland; for the issuance of identity documents to […]


When Does a Settler Become a Native? Reflections of the Colonial Roots of Citizenship in Equatorial and South Africa

May 13, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on When Does a Settler Become a Native? Reflections of the Colonial Roots of Citizenship in Equatorial and South Africa

By Mahmood Mamdani Text of Inaugral Lecture as A C Jordan Professor of African Studies, University of Cape Town, Lecture Theatre 1, Education Building, Middle Campus, Wednesday 13 May 1998, 8.15 p.m. Download here


Botswana Citizenship Act No 8 of 1998

April 24, 1998 4:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Botswana Citizenship Act No 8 of 1998

Original unamended version, which repealed and replaced the Citizenship Act of 1982 Download: Botswana Citizenship Act no 8 of 1998


Human Rights Committee Concluding Observations: Zimbabwe, 1998

April 6, 1998 4:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Human Rights Committee Concluding Observations: Zimbabwe, 1998

UN symbol CCPR/C/79/Add.89 Concluding observations on initial report of Zimbabwe Extract: 19. The Committee notes with concern that the decision of the Supreme Court in Rattigan and others v. Chief Immigration Officer and Others has been nullified by an amendment […]


Sierra Leone expels 22 foreigners

April 2, 1998 5:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone expels 22 foreigners

The Sierra Leone government has expelled 22 foreigners, mostly Lebanese, who allegedly had business dealings with the ousted military junta. The order of expulsion was signed personally by President Kabbah, according to a statement issued by the attorney-general’s office. “Their […]


CRC Concluding observations: Libya, 1998

January 23, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding observations: Libya, 1998

Seventeenth session Extracts relevant to birth registratoin and nationality from the Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and state report to the Committee Download file: Concluding observations of the CRC on Libya (Excerpts) (30 […]


Lesotho Passports and Travel Documents Act No.15 of 1998

January 1, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Lesotho Passports and Travel Documents Act No.15 of 1998

Replaced the Passport Services and National Identity Cards Services Act 1984; and itself repealed and replaced by Act No.5 of 2018. Download file: Lesotho Passports and Travel Documents Act 1998 (PDF)


Namibia: Swart v. Minister of Home Affairs

November 21, 1997 2:37 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Swart v. Minister of Home Affairs

Swart v Minister of Home Affairs (1 of 1997) [1997] NAHC 2 (21 November 1997) MARITZ, A.J. The applicant is a South African citizen resident in Namibia. He has been so resident since 1982. It is his declared intention to […]


ACHPR Comm 159/96: UIDH and others / Angola

November 11, 1997 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ACHPR Comm 159/96: UIDH and others / Angola

Communication 159/96 : Union interafricaine des droits de l’Homme, Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’Homme, Rencontre africaine des droits de l’Homme, Organisation nationale des droits de l’Homme au Sénégal and Association malienne des droits de l’Homme / Angola. […]