Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Nigeria: Marriage Act 1914

December 31, 1914 6:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Marriage Act 1914

Act No.18 of 1914, amended by Acts No. 18 of 1916, 3 of 1922, 58 of 1933, and 1 of 1958. Chapter 218, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 “All marriages celebrated under this Act shall be good and […]


Zanzibar Nationality and Naturalization Decree 1911

November 13, 1911 6:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Zanzibar Nationality and Naturalization Decree 1911

“3. The following persons are Zanzibaris by birth: (a) The child, whether born in our Dominions or not, of a Zanzibari father who was born in our Dominions or became our subject by naturalization. (b) The child born in our […]


Constitution of Liberia, 1847

July 26, 1847 10:53 am Published by Comments Off on Constitution of Liberia, 1847

Adopted by the Constitutional Convention held in Monrovia in July 1847, and enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives at their First Session, held in Monrovia, January and February, 1848. “Article 13. The great object of forming these Colonies, […]