Citizenship Law in Africa : A Comparative Study / / by Bronwen Manby ; Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) ; Open Society Justice Initiative |
Autore | Manby Bronwen |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Open Society Institute, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.009 |
Soggetto topico |
Nationality
National law Emigration and immigration law - Africa Citizenship - Africa |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-59335-1
9786613905802 1-920489-58-4 1-920489-56-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 expulsion
The 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 naturalisation Citizenship 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; Untitled |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462132103321 |
Manby Bronwen | ||
New York, NY : , : Open Society Institute, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Counsel in the Caucasus: Professionalization and Law in Georgia / / Christopher P.M. Waters |
Autore | Waters Christopher P.M. |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2004.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
Disciplina | 340.094758 |
Collana | Law in Eastern Europe |
Soggetto topico |
Law - Practice - Georgia (Republic)
Law - Georgia (Republic) Lawyers - Georgia (Republic) Legal training Legislative reforms National law |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
94-017-5620-1
1-280-91540-4 9786610915408 90-474-0575-7 1-4294-0834-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgements -- Political Map of the Caucasus -- Map of Georgian Cities -- Common Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Is There a Post-Soviet Legal Profession in Georgia? -- Chapter Outline , Field-work -- Chapter 1. Approaching Georgian Lawyers, Legal Professions (or the Study of Western Lawyers), Soviet Lawyers, Post-Soviet Lawyers , Accounting for the Georgian Difference -- Chapter 2. Georgian Legal Histories, Introduction, Indigenous Georgian Law, The Tsarist Period, Menshevik Georgia (1918-1921), Soviet Period, Soviet Law and Lawyering (with Georgian Twists), Beyond Soviet Law and Lawyering: Georgian Non-State Law, Perestroika , Early Independence -- Chapter 3. The Legal Environment, Regionalism, Formal Law and Its Implementation, Constitutional and Judicial Reforms, Lawmaking, Human Rights and Corruption, Non-State Law -- Chapter 4. Legal Education, Educating Lawyers, The Numbers Boom, Formal Legal Education, Beyond Law School: Preparing Law Graduates for Practice, Access to the Profession, Educating the Public -- Chapter 5. The Politics of Regulation and Self-Regulation, State Regulation, The Players, The Process, Self-Regulation, Restricting Supply, Controlling Practice, Prognosis for the Law on the Bar -- Chapter 6. Stratification and Professional Badges, Stratification, Mtatsminda Legal Consultation Bureau (LCB), The Firm-Georgia Consulting Group (GCG), Other Legal Occupations, Professional Badges: Collegiality and Prestige -- Chapter 7. Comparisons with Armenia and Azerbaijan, A Regional Legal History? Law and the Armenian Diaspora, Azerbaijan's Late Statehood, The Legal Environment, Legal Education, Regulation and Self-Regulation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Stratification and Professionalization:"Musicians at a Funeral"? Conclusion: Professionalization and the Rule of Law, Profession on the Rise, Summary of Empirical Findings, Implications for Studies of the Legal Profession, Implications for the Rule of Law, Type One Reforms-Changing the Laws, Type Two Reforms-Institutions, Type Three Reforms-Government Compliance with Law, Lawyers and the Demand for Law -- Cited Interviewees -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450866703321 |
Waters Christopher P.M. | ||
Leiden; ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Counsel in the Caucasus: Professionalization and Law in Georgia / / Christopher P.M. Waters |
Autore | Waters Christopher P.M. |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2004.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
Disciplina | 340.094758 |
Collana | Law in Eastern Europe |
Soggetto topico |
Law - Practice - Georgia (Republic)
Law - Georgia (Republic) Lawyers - Georgia (Republic) Legal training Legislative reforms National law |
ISBN |
94-017-5620-1
1-280-91540-4 9786610915408 90-474-0575-7 1-4294-0834-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgements -- Political Map of the Caucasus -- Map of Georgian Cities -- Common Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Is There a Post-Soviet Legal Profession in Georgia? -- Chapter Outline , Field-work -- Chapter 1. Approaching Georgian Lawyers, Legal Professions (or the Study of Western Lawyers), Soviet Lawyers, Post-Soviet Lawyers , Accounting for the Georgian Difference -- Chapter 2. Georgian Legal Histories, Introduction, Indigenous Georgian Law, The Tsarist Period, Menshevik Georgia (1918-1921), Soviet Period, Soviet Law and Lawyering (with Georgian Twists), Beyond Soviet Law and Lawyering: Georgian Non-State Law, Perestroika , Early Independence -- Chapter 3. The Legal Environment, Regionalism, Formal Law and Its Implementation, Constitutional and Judicial Reforms, Lawmaking, Human Rights and Corruption, Non-State Law -- Chapter 4. Legal Education, Educating Lawyers, The Numbers Boom, Formal Legal Education, Beyond Law School: Preparing Law Graduates for Practice, Access to the Profession, Educating the Public -- Chapter 5. The Politics of Regulation and Self-Regulation, State Regulation, The Players, The Process, Self-Regulation, Restricting Supply, Controlling Practice, Prognosis for the Law on the Bar -- Chapter 6. Stratification and Professional Badges, Stratification, Mtatsminda Legal Consultation Bureau (LCB), The Firm-Georgia Consulting Group (GCG), Other Legal Occupations, Professional Badges: Collegiality and Prestige -- Chapter 7. Comparisons with Armenia and Azerbaijan, A Regional Legal History? Law and the Armenian Diaspora, Azerbaijan's Late Statehood, The Legal Environment, Legal Education, Regulation and Self-Regulation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Stratification and Professionalization:"Musicians at a Funeral"? Conclusion: Professionalization and the Rule of Law, Profession on the Rise, Summary of Empirical Findings, Implications for Studies of the Legal Profession, Implications for the Rule of Law, Type One Reforms-Changing the Laws, Type Two Reforms-Institutions, Type Three Reforms-Government Compliance with Law, Lawyers and the Demand for Law -- Cited Interviewees -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777040603321 |
Waters Christopher P.M. | ||
Leiden; ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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