Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Namibia Identification Act No.21 of 1996

November 6, 1996 8:37 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia Identification Act No.21 of 1996

To provide for the compilation and maintenance of a population register in respect of the population of Namibia, for the issue of identity documents to persons whose names are included in the population register; and for matters connected therewith. Download: […]


Ghana: Parliamentary Debates – Constitution (Amendment) Bill 1996

November 1, 1996 12:59 pm Published by Comments Off on Ghana: Parliamentary Debates – Constitution (Amendment) Bill 1996

Constitution of the Republic of Ghana (Amendment) Bill Presented by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice First reading: Constitution (Amendment) Bill First Reading 21.06.1996 Second reading: Constitution (Amendment) Bill Second Reading 29.10.1996 Consideration stage: Constitution (Amendment) Bill Consideration 31.10.1996 […]


Comores: Loi constitutionnelle du 20 octobre 1996

October 20, 1996 4:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Comores: Loi constitutionnelle du 20 octobre 1996

Article 4. La souveraineté appartient au peuple qui l’exerce, dans chaque île et dans l’ensemble de la République, par ses représentants élus ou par la voie du référendum. Aucun groupement ni aucun individu ne peut s’en attribuer l’exercice. Dans les […]


Briefing: The conflict in South Kivu, Zaire, and its regional implications

October 7, 1996 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Briefing: The conflict in South Kivu, Zaire, and its regional implications

INTRODUCTION During September 1996 a growing number of reports testified to human rights abuses against Zairean Tutsis, known as Banyamulenge, by the army and local people in and around Uvira in South Kivu, Zaire. It soon became clear that at […]


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 […]