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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe essential issues for peace negotiations include the following:
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e. Equal citizenship;
… (Art 68) - Arabicتشمل القضاية الجوهرية لمفاوضات السلام الأتي:
....د. المواطنة المتساوية
(الماده 69)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishNo one who is Cabo Verdean by origin may be deprived of nationality or of the prerogatives of citizenship. (Art. 40)
- PortugueseNenhum cabo-verdiano de origem poderá ser privado da nacionalidade ou das prerrogativas da cidadania. (Art. 40)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
[The following] are of the domain of the law:
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- nationality,
… (Art. 57) - Arabic
تدخل في مجال القانون:
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-الجنسية،
... (المادّة 57) - French
Sont du domaine de la loi :
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- la nationalité,
… (Art. 57)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
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The texts concerning the following matters are taken in the form of ordinary law:
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- the nationality,
… (Art. 75) - Arabic
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وتتّخذ شكل قوانين عاديّة النّصوص المتعلّقة بالمسائل التّالية:
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– الجنسيّة،
... (الفصل 75) - French
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Sont pris sous forme de loi ordinaire, les textes relatifs aux matières suivantes :
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- la nationalité,
... (Art. 75)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) A citizen of The Gambia who acquires the citizenship of another country may, if he or she desires, retain his or her citizenship of The Gambia
(2) An Act of the National Assembly may make provision for the better implementation of this section. (Sec. 12A)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English1. A person born in Zambia is a citizen by birth if, at the date of that person’s birth, at least one parent of that person is or was a citizen.
2. A child found in Zambia who is, or appears to be, of not more than eight years of age and whose nationality and parents are not known, shall be presumed to be a citizen by birth.
... (Art. 35)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishEvery person born in Mauritius after 11 March 1968 shall become a citizen of Mauritius at the date of his birth:
Provided that a person shall not become a citizen of Mauritius by virtue of this section if at the time of his birth
a. neither of his parents is a citizen of Mauritius; or
b. either of his parents is an enemy alien and the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by the enemy. (Sec. 22)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) A person shall not become a citizen of Seychelles by virtue of article 8 if, at the date of birth, neither of the person’s parents is a citizen of Seychelles.
(2) A person shall not become a citizen of Seychelles by virtue of article 8 if, at the date of birth, —
(a) either of the person’s parents possesses such immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Seychelles; or
(b) either of the person’s parents is a citizen of a country with which Seychelles is at war and the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by that country, and neither of the person’s parents is a citizen of Seychelles. (Art. 9)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) A person born in or outside Eswatini before the commencement of this Constitution shall be a citizen of Eswatini by operation of law if at the birth of that person one of the parents was a citizen of Eswatini.… (Sec. 42)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
- citizenship, ...
- nationality, … (Art. 99) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant :
- la citoyenneté, ...
- la nationalité, … (Art. 99)