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Loi No. 04-024 du 12 novembre 2004 relative à la nationalité congolaise

Published: 12/Nov/2004

Article 6 : Est Congolais d’origine, toute personne appartenant aux groupes ethniques et nationalités dont les personnes et le territoire constituaient ce qui est devenu le Congo (présentement la République Démocratique du Congo) à l’indépendance. Article 7 : Est Congolais […]

CRC Concluding Observations: Angola, 2004

Published: 4/Nov/2004
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/15/Add.246 Thirty-seventh session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Angola Birth registration 26. While welcoming the efforts undertaken by the State party in cooperation with civil society groups to ensure that children […]

CRC Concluding Observations: Equatorial Guinea, 2004

Published: 3/Nov/2004
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/15/Add.245 Thirty-seventh session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Equatorial Guinea Birth registration 30. The Committee notes the efforts undertaken by the State party regarding the registration of births, but remains […]

CRC Concluding Observations: Botswana, 2004

Published: 3/Nov/2004
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/15/Add.242 Thirty-seventh session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Botswana Birth registration 34. While the Committee welcomes the amendments to the Birth and Death Registration Act of 1998 that ensures the […]

South Africa: Bhe and Others v Khayelitsha Magistrate and Others

Published: 15/Oct/2004
Source: Constitutional Court of South Africa

Bhe and Others v Khayelitsha Magistrate and Others (CCT 49/03) [2004] ZACC 17; 2005 (1) SA 580 (CC); 2005 (1) BCLR 1 (CC) (15 October 2004) Summary from AfricanLII: The cases brought with Bhe concern a constitutional challenge to the […]

Egypt-Sudan Four Freedoms Agreement

Published: 9/Sep/2004

Agreement on freedom of movement, residence, work and property ownership between the government of the Arab Republic in Egypt and the government of the Republic of the Sudan. In fulfilment of the wish of the two brotherly peoples of Egypt […]

Once a Liberian, Always a Liberian? Fact versus fiction

Published: 13/Aug/2004
Source: The Perspective (Atlanta, Georgia)

By Theodore T. Hodge In a recent piece posted by one Charles Alake Williams, the theme was the birthrights of Liberians. The question posed was, “Why are Liberians being forced to give up their birthrights when they become citizens of […]