Academic Articles

Nationality Laws in Ethiopia and Eritrea: Overview of Evolution, Attainments and Gaps

Published: 31/Mar/2025
Source: Mizan Law Review

By Metassebia Hailu Zeleke Mizan Law Review Vol 19, No.1 Abstract This article briefly examines Ethiopia’s nationality law since 1930 and highlights Eritrea’s post-1992 nationality law. It also discusses the attainments and current challenges relating to nationality laws in Ethiopia’s […]

Stateless Minorities: A Case Study of the Rundi and Kenyans of Rwandese Descent

Published: 1/Dec/2024
Source: African Journal of History and Geography

African Journal of History and Geography Vol3(1) pp.167-175 December 2024 DOI: 10.37284/ajhg.3.1.2476 Abstract Kenya is a multi-ethnic country, with over 40 different ethnic groups. Various ethnic groups living in Kenya have existed in constant warfare due to the unequal distribution […]

Jus Tribalis: Statelessness, Ethnicity and Registration in Kenya

Published: 1/Aug/2024
Source: Statelessness & Citizenship Review

By Samantha Balaton-Chrimes Abstract Many cases of mass statelessness arise from discrimination against groups. Accordingly, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (‘UNHCR’) and others sometimes pursue group forms of recognition in campaigns to remedy statelessness. In this article, I consider […]

Navigating the legal landscape of double registration in Kenya

Published: 1/May/2024
Source: Forced Migration Review

FMR 73 – Digital disruption and displacement By Wangui Gitahi Registration on the database of refugees in Kenya has placed Kenyan nationals at risk of statelessness. This article discusses how this came about and considers the importance of data security, […]

The right to nationality of the Saharawis and their legal identity documents

Published: 4/Mar/2024
Source: Citizenship Studies

Immanuel, Andrea Marilyn Pragashini. 2023. “The Right to Nationality of the Saharawis and Their Legal Identity Documents.” Citizenship Studies 27 (7): 914–32. doi:10.1080/13621025.2024.2321722. ABSTRACT The Western Sahara territory is a non-self-governing territory under international law with an ongoing struggle for […]

Statelessness in the Bakassi Peninsula: A Humanitarian Crisis in the Making

Published: 1/Dec/2023
Source: Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

Hussain, Taofik Oyewo (2023) “Statelessness in the Bakassi Peninsula: A Humanitarian Crisis in the Making,” Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies: Vol. 5: Iss. 2. The Bakassi Peninsula is a resource-rich region straddling the border between Cameroon and Nigeria. […]

Addressing statelessness in the MENA region: a new network for mobilisation

Published: 1/Jun/2023
Source: Forced Migration Review

Zahra Albarazi and Thomas McGee A new regional network on statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa region is raising awareness and providing a platform for mobilisation. Statelessness has been an issue across the Middle East and North Africa […]

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