04250oam 22007334a 450 991046213210332120210915033653.01-283-59335-197866139058021-920489-58-41-920489-56-8(CKB)2670000000246015(EBL)1919402(SSID)ssj0000736748(PQKBManifestationID)11418338(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736748(PQKBWorkID)10789641(PQKB)11741527(MiAaPQ)EBC1919402(OCoLC)467374727(MdBmJHUP)muse22832(PPN)187347603(Au-PeEL)EBL1919402(CaPaEBR)ebr10597079(CaONFJC)MIL390580(OCoLC)900346161(EXLCZ)99267000000024601520091208d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCitizenship Law in AfricaA Comparative Study /by Bronwen Manby ; Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) ; Open Society Justice Initiative2nd ed.New York, NY :Open Society Institute,2009©20091 online resource (124 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-936133-29-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Sources and acknowledgments; Disclaimer; Abbreviations; Definitions; Summary; African citizenship laws; Racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination; Gender discrimination; Naturalisation; Dual citizenship; Due process: Revocation of citizenship and expulsion of citizens; International norms; Recommendations; International norms on citizenship; The right to a nationality; State succession and citizenship; Discrimination and arbitrary deprivation of citizenship; Due process in relation to expulsionThe jurisprudence of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' RightsCitizenship under colonial rule; The basis of citizenship law today; Right to a nationality; Citizenship by descent; Racial and ethnic discrimination; Gender discrimination; Botswana: The Unity Dow Citizenship Case; Reforms in North Africa; Ethiopia: The constitution and law are gender neutral, but practice is not; Proof of nationality; Supreme Court rules on proof of nationality in DRC; Dual citizenship; A change of mind on dual citizenship in East Africa; Citizenship by naturalisationCitizenship requirements for public offi ceEgypt: Dual citizenship and political rights; Rights for the African diaspora; Ethiopia; Ghana; Loss and deprivation of citizenship; Right to identity documents and passports; Egypt recognises the right of adherents of "non-recognised" religions to documentation; Citizenship as a "durable solution" for refugees; Appendix: Legal sources; Index; UntitledFew African countries provide for an explicit right to a nationality. Laws and practices governing citizenship effectively leave hundreds of thousands of people in Africa without a country. These stateless Africans can neither vote nor stand for office; they cannot enrol their children in school, travel freely, or own property; they cannot work for the government; they are exposed to human rights abuses. Statelessness exacerbates and underlies tensions in many regions of the continent. Citizenship Law in Africa, a comparative study by two programs of the Open Society Foundations, describes theNationalityitrtNational lawitrtEmigration and immigration lawAfricaCitizenshipAfricaElectronic books. Nationality.National law.Emigration and immigration lawCitizenship355.009Manby Bronwen1025480Open Society Justice Initiative.AfriMAPMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910462132103321Citizenship Law in Africa2438436UNINA