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 […]
The Citizenship Act No.8 of 1998 repealed and replaced the Citizenship Act 1982.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 […]
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 : 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 […]
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 […]
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/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 […]
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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)
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 […]
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 […]
CRC/C/15/Add.211 Thirty-third session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Morocco Birth registration 32. The Committee welcomes the new law on birth registration that has been in force since May 2000, but […]