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Citizenship law in Africa : a comparative study / by Bronwen Manby.
Manby, Bronwen.; Open Society Foundations.; AfriMAP.; Open Society Justice Initiative.
2010
JQ1879.A2 M35 2010 (Map It)
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Author
Manby, Bronwen.
Title
Citizenship law in Africa : a comparative study / by Bronwen Manby.
Published
New York, NY : Open Society Foundations, Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy (AfriMAP), Open Society Justice Initiative, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
JQ1879.A2 M35 2010
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9781920489588 (electronic bk.)
1920489584 (electronic bk.)
9781936133291
1936133296
Description
x, 110 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)811841070
Summary
Few African countries provide for an explicit right to a nationality. Laws and practices governing citizenship leave hundreds of thousands of people in Africa without a country to which they belong. Statelessness and discriminatory citizenship practices underlie and exacerbate tensions in many regions of the continent, according to this report by the Open Society Institute. Citizenship Law in Africa is a comparative study by the Open Society Justice Initiative and Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project. It describes the often arbitrary, discriminatory, and contradictory citizenship laws that exist from state to state, and recommends ways that African countries can bring their citizenship laws in line with international legal norms. The report covers topics such as citizenship by descent, citizenship by naturalization, gender discrimination in citizenship law, dual citizenship, and the right to identity documents and passports. It describes how stateless Africans are systematically exposed to human rights abuses: they can neither vote nor stand for public office; they cannot enroll their children in school, travel freely, or own property; they cannot work for the government.--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Open Society Foundations.
AfriMAP.
Open Society Justice Initiative.
African citizenship law
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 People's Rights
Citizenship 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 office
Egypt: 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.

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