Botswana’s Passport to the Future? By Juwairiyyah Maher In a landmark decision passed on the 29th day of April 2022, the High Court of Botswana declared Sections 15 (1) and 15 (4) of in the Citizenship Act [Cap 01:01] (the […]
We have seen good progress in achieving equality in nationality laws with 19 countries making partial or full legal reforms and making significant commitments at the regional and global levels since Equality Now began in-depth work advocating for the reform […]
L’interdiction de déchoir arbitrairement de sa nationalité aux fins d’être expulsé vue par la Cour africaine. Par ses arrêts du 22 mars 2018 et 1 décembre 2021, la Cour africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples examine pour la […]
Parliament has stayed processing of the Constitution Amendment Bill, 2022 and tasked government to establish a Constitution Review Commission to comprehensively consider all amendments. The bill moved by Jacob Karubanga, the Member of Parliament for Kibanda South County sought to […]
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Morocco CEDAW/C/MAR/CO/5-6 Extract: Nationality 29.The Committee welcomes the withdrawal by the State party of its reservations with respect to article 9 (2) of the Convention. Nevertheless, the Committee is […]
By Michael OFFERMANN 1. Introduction Togo is a narrow, oblong country in West Africa, roughly 50 km wide and 650 km long, situated between Ghana, Benin, and Burkina Faso. It is made up of about two thirds of the territory […]
By Mohamed Abdelsalam BABIKER 1. Introduction This report analyses citizenship laws in Sudan in their historical context. The report sheds some light on the colonial legal frameworks and policies during the British-Egyptian condominium (1899–1956) but focuses primarily on the constitutional […]
Par: Ando Lova Razafiarison, Laurent Andrianasolo Ratsimatahotrarivo, Richmond Zafera & Noro Ravaozanany Introduction Le retour de Madagascar à l’indépendance marque le coup d’envoi de l’instauration du régime de nationalité du pays. A bien des égards, l’on s’attendait à ce que […]
Research and Writing by Shruti Trikanad and Vrinda Bhandari In the recent past, political justifications for national biometric identity systems has shifted from security and terrorism to the promotion of human development and social and economic inclusion, particularly for the […]
Ms. Pauline Sithabile Mathe, acting on her behalf and on behalf of her son, together with her daughter, has filed an application in terms of Section 18 of the Constitution of Botswana challenging the constitutionality of Section 15 of the […]
Le président de l’Association pour la vulgarisation du droit au coeur de la société (AVDCS), André Mpemba Bouetoumoussa, a lancé, le 20 juin à Ouesso, chef-lieu du département de la Sangha, la campagne de sensibilisation et d’enregistrement des enfants autochtones et […]
L’enrôlement à l’état civil est un droit fondamental pour tout être humain. Malheureusement, l’on constate aujourd’hui au Burkina Faso que beaucoup d’enfants vivant dans les lieux les plus reculés des villes ne possèdent pas pour la plupart ce document attestant […]