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Nullifying Dual Citizenship Law in Liberia: What the Supreme Court Ruling Means

Published: 24/Déc/2019
Source: Front Page Africa (Monrovia)

By Rodney Sieh Monrovia – A Supreme Court ruling Monday, inspired by the perseverance of Cllr. Seward Cooper, a former legal advisor to former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and his client Attorney A Teage Jalloh, nullifying the controversial laws barring dual […]

Liberia: Supreme Court Nullifies Laws Barring Dual Citizenship in Landmark Ruling

Published: 23/Déc/2019
Source: Front Page Africa (Monrovia)

By Lennart Dodoo MONROVIA – Mr. Alvin Teage Jalloh, a Liberian with American citizenship, has won a landmark dual citizenship case against the Government of Liberia at the Supreme Court in Liberia. Jalloh, a natural-born Liberian was denied travel document […]

Liberia: Alvin Teage Jalloh v. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Others

Published: 23/Déc/2019
Source: Supreme Court of Liberia

Case on constitutionality of section 22.1 and 22.2 of the Aliens and Nationality Law concerning automatic loss of nationality on performance of certain acts. Download order: Liberia-Supreme-Court-Judgment-Dual-Citizenship-Alvin-Teage-Jalloh_2019 Download judgment: Liberia Supreme Court Judgment Dual Citizenship 23-Dec-2019-full

How South Africa has squeezed options for migrants over 25 years

Published: 15/Déc/2019
Source: The Conversation

By Christine Hobden There is a widely recognised dissonance between the progressive, inclusive vision of South Africa’s constitution and xenophobia experienced by foreign nationals across South Africa. It can be tempting to describe this tension as one between good, inclusive […]

Mali: Identification des enfants dans les zones d‘insécurité

Published: 12/Déc/2019
Source: Bamada.net

Selon ce nouveau rapport de l’Unicef, les enfants les plus touchés par ce problème seraient ceux qui vivent dans les zones les plus affectées par la crise sécuritaire. Il précise aussi que 22% des enfants enregistrés, leur acte de naissance […]

South Africa: Centre for Child Law and Others v Minister of Basic Education and Others

Published: 12/Déc/2019
Source: High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division (Grahamstown)

(2840/2017) [2019] ZAECGHC 126 Introduction [1]       Central to this application is the right to basic education enshrined, without any qualification, in section 29 of the Constitution.  The application concerns children who have been precluded from unconditionally continuing to attend public […]

ISI World Conference on Statelessness

Published: 11/Déc/2019
Source: Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion

ISI’s World Conference on Statelessness took place in the Hague from 26-28 June 2019 and provided a unique space for conversations that transcend geographic divides and connect people working in different fields and disciplines. At a time when citizenship is […]