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1 online resource (124 pages)
ISBN:
9781920489588
Inhalt:
Few 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 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 rights norms. The report covers topics such as citizenship by descent, citizenship by naturalisation, gender discrimination in citizenship law, dual citizenship, and the right to identity documents and passports. It is essential reading for policymakers, attorneys, and activists. This second edition includes updates on developments in Kenya, Libya, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe, as well as minor corrections to the tables and other additions throughout.
Inhalt:
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' 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 offi ce -- 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 -- Appendix: Legal sources -- Index -- Untitled.
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ISBN 9781936133291
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781936133291
Sprache:
Englisch
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