04418nam 2200829Ia 450 991052488030332120200520144314.09786613905802978128359335912835933519781920489588192048958497819204895641920489568(CKB)2670000000246015(EBL)1919402(SSID)ssj0000736748(PQKBManifestationID)11418338(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736748(PQKBWorkID)10789641(PQKB)11741527(OCoLC)467374727(MdBmJHUP)muse22832(Au-PeEL)EBL1919402(CaPaEBR)ebr10597079(CaONFJC)MIL390580(OCoLC)900346161(PPN)187347603(ScCtBLL)1af4d2c1-c9dc-4529-9de8-47f7aaf9ed02(OCoLC)1058344845(FR-PaCSA)88825373(FRCYB88825373)88825373(MiAaPQ)EBC1919402(EXLCZ)99267000000024601520110811d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCitizenship law in Africa a comparative study /by Bronwen Manby2nd ed.New York, NY Open Society Foundationsc20101 online resource (124 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781936133291 1936133296 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 theCitizenshipAfricaStateless personsAfricaNaturalizationAfricaHuman rightsAfricaCitizenshipStateless personsNaturalizationHuman rights355.009Manby Bronwen1097552Open Society Foundations.AfriMAP.Open Society Justice Initiative.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910524880303321Citizenship Law in Africa2618005UNINA