Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Mauritanie: Loi n° 019-96 du 19 juin 1996 portant Code de l’Etat Civil

June 19, 1996 3:27 pm Published by Comments Off on Mauritanie: Loi n° 019-96 du 19 juin 1996 portant Code de l’Etat Civil

ARTICLE PREMIER : La présente loi organise l’état civil. Elle a notamment pour objet de fixer les conditions dans lesquelles sont obligatoirement déclarés ou transcrits les événements d’état civil que sont : la naissance, le décès, le mariage et le […]


Citizenship in Neo-Patrilineal States: Gender and Mobility in Southern Africa

June 12, 1996 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Citizenship in Neo-Patrilineal States: Gender and Mobility in Southern Africa

By: A. P. Cheater and R. B. Gaidzanwa Journal of Southern African Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Jun., 1996), pp. 189-200 Following independence, many states in Southern Africa have modified their rules of access to citizenship, moving from the territorial […]


CERD: Consideration of the State Report of Algeria, 1996

June 5, 1996 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CERD: Consideration of the State Report of Algeria, 1996

CERD/C/280/Add.3 Twelfth periodic reports of States parties due in 1995 : Algeria. 05/06/96. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONVENTION Twelfth periodic reports of States parties due in 1995 Addendum ALGERIA* … Status of […]


Zambia Constitution 1991, as amended 1996

May 28, 1996 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Zambia Constitution 1991, as amended 1996

Constitution 1991 as amended by Act No. 18 of 1996. Part II provides for citizenship. Act No.18 of 1996 amended Article 34, on qualifications to be a candidate for election as President, to require that “both his parents are Zambians […]


The Fundamental Right to a Passport Under Nigerian Law

April 22, 1996 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The Fundamental Right to a Passport Under Nigerian Law

Obiora Chinedu Okafor, “The Fundamental Right to a Passport Under Nigerian Law: An Integrated Viewpoint” Journal of African Law / Volume 40 / Issue 01 / Spring 1996, pp 53-61 The struggle of Nigerian civil society for the establishment of […]


Tanzania Citizenship Act No.6 of 1995

October 10, 1995 6:12 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania Citizenship Act No.6 of 1995

Repeals and replaces the Citizenship Act 1961. 5.-(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), every person born in the United Republic on or after Union Day shall be deemed to have become and to have continued to be a […]


Constitution of Uganda, 1995

October 8, 1995 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Constitution of Uganda, 1995

Original unamended version. Chapter III provides for citizenship; schedule 3 lists the communities regarded as ‘indigenous’ for the purposes of Chapter III. Download complete file: Uganda Constitution 1995 Download extract of Chapter III : 1995 Uganda Constitution Chapter III on […]