Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Cote d’Ivoire : Décret n° 2004-05 du 06 janvier 2004 portant création, organisation, attributions et fonctionnement d’une Commission Nationale de Supervision de l’Identification

January 6, 2004 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire : Décret n° 2004-05 du 06 janvier 2004 portant création, organisation, attributions et fonctionnement d’une Commission Nationale de Supervision de l’Identification

Télécharger ici: Cote_dIvoire_portant_creation_organisation_attributions_et_functionnement_2004-05_06-Jan-04


Towards the Harmonization of Immigration and Refugee Law in SADC

January 1, 2004 9:38 am Published by Comments Off on Towards the Harmonization of Immigration and Refugee Law in SADC

By Jonathan Klaaren and Bonaventure Rutinwa The report … is divided into five separate thematic chapters. The first three chapters consider issues that are foundational to the efficient working of any immigration regime: citizenship and registration law. The final two […]


Botswana Citizenship Act 1998 Cap.01:01 as amended to 2004

January 1, 2004 12:00 am Published by 1 Comment

The Citizenship Act No.8 of 1998 repealed and replaced the Citizenship Act 1982.  This version includes amendments made in 2002 (allowing for exemption from language requirement for naturalisation) and 2004 (deleting s.13(1)(b) on naturalisation, allowing dual citizenship for children, and […]


Understanding women’s experiences of citizenship in Nigeria: From advocacy to research

January 1, 2004 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Understanding women’s experiences of citizenship in Nigeria: From advocacy to research

By Charmaine Pereira Chapter in: Gender, Economies and Entitlements in Africa. CODESRIA Gender Series Volume 2. Dakar, CODESRIA, 2004, available at http://www.codesria.org/spip.php?article1386. Citizenship, as the relationship of the individual to the state, has been reconstructed in feminist theorizing during the […]


ACHPR Comm 249/02 : IHRDA (on behalf of Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea) / Guinea

January 1, 2004 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ACHPR Comm 249/02 : IHRDA (on behalf of Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea) / Guinea

ACHPR Comm 249/02 : Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (on behalf of Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea) / Guinea It is alleged by the Complainant that on 9th September 2000, Guinean President Lansana Conté proclaimed over the […]


Proclamation No. 378/2003 on Ethiopian Nationality

December 23, 2003 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Proclamation No. 378/2003 on Ethiopian Nationality

The 2003 Proclamation repeals and replaces the nationality law of 1930. It establishes a descent-based regime for attribution of citizenship at birth, removing gender discrimination in in relation to transmission of citizenship to children and spouses, and providing for a […]


Gender, Citizenship, and Nationality in the Arab Region

November 1, 2003 10:27 am Published by Comments Off on Gender, Citizenship, and Nationality in the Arab Region

By Lina Abou-Habib, in Gender and Development, Vol. 11, No. 3, Citizenship (Nov., 2003), pp. 66-75 (10 pages) Abstract: Conflict, the need to earn a livelihood, and other factors lead to international migration. Statistics on migration to and from Arab […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Madagascar, 2003

October 27, 2003 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Madagascar, 2003

CRC/C/15/Add.218 Birth registration 34. While noting the obligation to officially register all births and the various initiatives that have been taken to increase the number of birth registrations, such as the “judicial ruling operation”, the Committee remains concerned at the […]


State Report of Liberia to the CRC (Excerpt)

September 22, 2003 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on State Report of Liberia to the CRC (Excerpt)

CRC/C/28/Add.21 Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention Initial reports of States parties due in 1995 Liberia Download excerpt relating to nationality: here (79 kb)


Noncitizen voting rights: A survey of an emerging democratic norm

August 29, 2003 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Noncitizen voting rights: A survey of an emerging democratic norm

By David C. Earnest This paper surveys the practice of voting rights for resident aliens in the world today. It shows that although the practice is surprisingly widespread–from Europe to South America, to Australia and New Zealand–the specific institutions that […]


Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act No.23 of 1984 as amended to 2003

July 30, 2003 12:47 pm Published by Comments Off on Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act No.23 of 1984 as amended to 2003

Act 23/1984, as amended by Acts 7/1990 (S. 152(5)), 12/2001, 22/2001, 23/2001, 1/2002, and 12/2003 Amending legislation: Electoral Act No.7 of 1990 Citizenship of Zimbabwe Amendment Act, 2001 (date of commencement:  6th July, 2001). Criminal Penalties Amendment Act, 2002 (date of […]