Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) (No.2) Order No.21 of 1991

November 1, 1991 2:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) (No.2) Order No.21 of 1991

Repealing section 9A inserted by Citizenship (Amendment) Order No.12 of 1991; returning residence period for ordinary naturalisation to five years instead of ten. [Date unknown, approx. date indicated.] Download: Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) (No 2) Order 1991


Constitution of Zambia Act No.1 of 1991

August 21, 1991 8:51 am Published by Comments Off on Constitution of Zambia Act No.1 of 1991

Original version. Part II relates to citizenship. In relation to attribution of citizenship at birth, Article 5 provides: Children of Zambia A person born in or outside Zambia after the commencement of this Constitution shall become a citizen of Zambia […]


Ordonnance n° 91.022 du 20 Juillet 1991 portant Constitution de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, Titre II

July 20, 1991 9:16 am Published by Comments Off on Ordonnance n° 91.022 du 20 Juillet 1991 portant Constitution de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, Titre II

Titre II : Du Pouvoir Exécutif Art 26: «Est éligible à la Présidence de la République, tout citoyen né mauritanien jouissant de ses droits civils et politiques et âgé de quarante (40) ans au moins, et de soixante quinze (75) […]


Zambia: Seanyana State Advocate Mundungani Isdore CP v. Chief Immigration Office and others

June 27, 1991 12:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Zambia: Seanyana State Advocate Mundungani Isdore CP v. Chief Immigration Office and others

SEANYANA STATE ADVOCATE MUNDUNGANI ISDORE C. P. v CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER AND THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS  AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (1991) S.J. (H.C.) 1989/HP/1949 In 1989 the applicant was approached by the immigration authorities regarding his nationality. He was then […]


Botswana: Dow v. Attorney-General (High Court)

June 11, 1991 8:07 pm Published by Comments Off on Botswana: Dow v. Attorney-General (High Court)

1991 BLR 233 (HC) “I do not think that I would be losing sight of my functions or exceeding them sitting as a judge in the High Court, if I say that the time that women were treated as chattels […]


Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) Order No.12 of 1991

May 8, 1991 2:26 pm Published by Comments Off on Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) Order No.12 of 1991

Increasing residence period for ordinary naturalisation from five to ten years; inserting section 9A providing additional grounds for naturalisation without any required residence period. Download: Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) Order 1991


Screening of Ethnic Somalis: The Cruel Consequences of Kenya’s Passbook System

September 5, 1990 6:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Screening of Ethnic Somalis: The Cruel Consequences of Kenya’s Passbook System

The screening of ethnic Somalis in Kenya is a procedure which requires all Kenyans of Somali origin and Somali nationals living in Kenya aged 18 and above to carry a special identification card. It began in November 1989 and was […]


Zimbabwe: Chirwa v. Registrar General

August 2, 1990 10:11 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Chirwa v. Registrar General

1993 (1) ZLR (H) 1-20 The applicant had successfully obtained an order declaring him to be a citizen of Zimbabwe. The respondent refused to release his passport to the applicant. The applicant sought an order requiring his passport to be […]


Tanzania: Yusuph vs Minister for Home Affairs

July 23, 1990 9:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Yusuph vs Minister for Home Affairs

Jama Yusuph vs Minister for Home Affairs [1990] TZHC 9 (23 July 1990) Coram Kyando, J. Kyando, J.: The applicant in this matter Mohamedi Jama Yusuph, is a Somali by origin. He has filed this application seeking from this court […]


Nigerian Citizenship Law: A Current Perspective

April 3, 1990 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Nigerian Citizenship Law: A Current Perspective

K.C. Okoli, (1990). “Nigerian Citizenship Law: A Current Perspective”, Journal of African Law, Vol.34, pp.27-41. Abstract: Since 1979, there have been significant changes in the law relating to citizenship in Nigeria. These changes came with the enactment in that year […]