Citizenship Law in Africa: A Comparative Study (2nd edition) – African Minds Twitter ➜ SUBSCRIBE African Minds is an open access, not-for-profit publisher of scholarly books About Overview Staff Governance Policies Editorial board Distribution network Supporters, partners and memberships Books By topic Cities Education Music Openness Politics and justice Science Other Recently published Forthcoming All books Other languages Português Français Book series AHED – African Higher Education Dynamic Series FicSci LOITASA – Language of Instruction in Tanzania and South Africa Public Broadcasting in Africa News & reviews Submissions Research Overview Research projects Open Data Intermediaries and Economic Ownership Rights The African university press in a digital age: practices and opportunities Open data and information asymmetries Open data and social inclusion Contact Search Menu Menu Publication date 05/07/2012 Book size 266 x 198 mm Language English ISBN 9781936133291 Citizenship Law in Africa: A Comparative Study (2nd edition) By Bronwyn Manby 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. 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