Summary: The facts: The plaintiffs had been born to Lebanese parents in the Gold Coast becoming citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies by birth. The Gold Coast became independent as the State of Ghana in 1957. In 1968 the […]
Download file: Burundi Ordonnance ministérielle n°100-167 du 19 novembre 1971
First post-independence law. Download file: Décret-loi n°1-93 du 10 août 1971 portant code de la nationalité burundaise
Act 361. Repeals and replaces the Nationality Decree 1967. PDF includes the text of the amending decrees: Ghana Nationality (Amendment) Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 134) Ghana Nationality (Amendment) Decree, 1978 (S.M.C.D. 172) Ghana Nationality (Amendment) Decree, 1979 (A.F.R.C.D. 42) Download: Ghana […]
Le président de la République, vu la constitution, notamment l’article 46 ; vu la loi n° 70 – 002 du 23 décembre 1970 habilitant le président de la République à prendre, par application de l’article 52 de la Constitution, des mesures qui sont […]
Ajoutant au code de la nationalité l’article 28 bis, prévoyant la déchéance de la nationalité d’un individu qui, ayant acquis la nationalité togolaise, se livre à des activités préjudiciable aux intérêts du Togo. Download: Togo Ordonnance No 71-014
Modifiant dispositions relatives aux certificats de nationalité. Telécharger: Loi No.1971-12
The Exodus of Asians from East and Central Africa Some Comparative and International Law Aspects By Richard Plender The American Journal of Comparative Law Vol. 19, No. 2 (Spring, 1971), pp. 287-324 Read on JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/stable/839259
Extends the residence period for naturalisation from 5 to 10 years; and states that if no decision is made the application is considered rejected. Prolonge la période de résidence pour la naturalisation de 5 à 10 ans; et précise que […]
Repealed and replaced the 1967 Citizenship Act. Part II of the Order (on citizenship attributed at birth) was repealed and replaced by the 1993 Constitution. (See also two amendments in 1991: the second repealed the first.) Download file (3MB): Lesotho […]
Texte original. Télécharger: Algeria 1970 Code de la Nationalité (PDF)
Zambia’s Refugee (Control) Act, 1970 describes the conditions which refugees will be subject to while in Zambia and details the limited rights of refugees. Section 6(2) provides that: “Every refugee shall, upon registration under this section, be issued with an […]