Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Ordonnance n° 05-01 du 27 février 2005 modifiant et complétant le Code de la nationalité algérienne 1970

February 27, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Ordonnance n° 05-01 du 27 février 2005 modifiant et complétant le Code de la nationalité algérienne 1970

Ordonnance n° 05-01 du 18 Moharram 1426 correspondant au 27 février 2005 modifiant et complétant l’ordonnance n° 70-86 du 15 décembre 1970 portant code de la nationalité algérienne Removes gender discrimination / supprime la discrimination fondée sur le sexe. Télécharger: Algerie […]


L’étranger et la nationalité tunisienne : Le droit tunisien de la nationalité est-il discriminatoire ?

February 5, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on L’étranger et la nationalité tunisienne : Le droit tunisien de la nationalité est-il discriminatoire ?

Par Souhayma Ben Achour. Présentation à l’occasion d’un colloque international “L’étranger dans tous ses états”, organisé par la Faculté de Droit et de Sciences Politiques de Tunis les 3, 4 et 5 février 2005. Télécharger: L’Etranger et la nationalité tunisienne


Kenya: Court case to test child rights law

February 3, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Court case to test child rights law

The principle of non-discrimination is well established all over the world. It is to be found in most international conventions as well as in many countries municipal laws. Kenya is no exception and the principle is found in Kenya’s constitution […]


Lives on hold: The Human Cost of Statelessness

February 1, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Lives on hold: The Human Cost of Statelessness

By M. Lynch Every person has the right to a nationality. Yet statelessness continues to be a fundamental cause of discrimination, exploitation, and forced displacement in all regions of the world. Statelessness is a highly complex legal and often political […]


Autochthony and Citizenship: New Modes in the Struggle over Belonging and Exclusion in Africa

January 28, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Autochthony and Citizenship: New Modes in the Struggle over Belonging and Exclusion in Africa

Peter Geschiere, “Autochthony and Citizenship: New Modes in the Struggle over Belonging and Exclusion in Africa” Forum for Development Studies, Volume 32, Issue 2, 2005, pages 371-384 Abtract: In many parts of Africa ‘autochthony’ and similar localist slogans have acquired […]


Zimbabwe: Regularise citizenship status: RG’s Office

January 18, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Regularise citizenship status: RG’s Office

THE Registrar-General’s Office has invited people made “stateless” by the Citizenship Amendment Act number 12 of 2003 to come forward and regularise their citizenship status. Failure by the affected people to regularise their citizenship would result in them failing to […]


Palestinian refugees of Egypt: What exit options are left for them?

January 1, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Palestinian refugees of Egypt: What exit options are left for them?

Oroub El-Abed, “Palestinian Refugees of Egypt: What Exit Options Are Left for Them?” Refuge Vol.22, No.2, 2005 Abstract: This paper, based on personal interviews, analysis of Egyptian administrative regulations, and observation of practice of international and regional agreements on refugees, […]


Horizontal inequalities and violent conflict: The case of Cote d’Ivoire

January 1, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Horizontal inequalities and violent conflict: The case of Cote d’Ivoire

Author: Arnim Langer Abstract: In order to explain the emergence of ethnic violence, scholars from different disciplines have focused on different factors, such as the role of ethnicity, the individual gain from civil war, the relative deprivation explanations, and the […]


The Indigene–settler divide, modernisation and the land question: Indications for social (dis)order in Cameroon

January 1, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The Indigene–settler divide, modernisation and the land question: Indications for social (dis)order in Cameroon

By Rogers Tabe Egbe Orock, University of Buea, Cameroon Nordic Journal of African Studies 14(1): 68–78 (2005) ABSTRACT This paper examines an indigene-settler divide in the Cameroonian urban social space as an emanation of the land question, and hinges on […]


Kenya: Minorities, Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Diversity

January 1, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Minorities, Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Diversity

By Maurice Odhiambo Makoloo This report documents the plight of minorities and indigenous peoples in Kenya today. Minorities and indigenous peoples are poorer than other communities, their rights are not being respected, and they are not included in development or […]