Constitution of the Republic of Malawi 1994, as amended to 2020
Citizenship and Nationality
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    1. Women have the right to full and equal protection by the law, and have the right not to be discriminated against on the basis of their gender or marital status which includes the right—
    a. to be accorded the same rights as men in civil law, including equal capacity—
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    iv. to acquire and retain citizenship and nationality.
    … (Sec. 24)
Citizenship and Nationality
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    1. Every person who, immediately before the appointed day, was a citizen of Malawi under any existing law shall continue to be a citizen of Malawi after the appointed day.
    2. An Act of Parliament may make provision for the acquisition or loss of citizenship of Malawi by any person after the appointed day, but citizenship shall not be arbitrarily denied or deprived.
    3. In this section, the expression—
    a. “acquisition of citizenship” includes acquisition by birth, descent, marriage, registration, naturalization or any other means prescribed by an Act of Parliament; and
    b. “loss of citizenship” includes loss by deprivation, renunciation or any other means prescribed by an Act of Parliament. (Sec. 47)
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