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Citizenship and Nationality
- English1. Persons born in Mozambique after the proclamation of independence are Mozambican nationals.
2. This rule shall not apply to children born of a foreign father and a foreign mother, when either of them is in Mozambique in the employ of the government of his or her country.
… (Art. 24) - Portuguese1. São moçambicanos os cidadãos nascidos em Moçambique após a proclamação da independência.
2. Exceptuam-se os filhos de pai e mãe estrangeiros quando qualquer deles se encontre em Moçambique ao serviço do Estado a que pertence.
… (Art. 24)
Citizenship and Nationality
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The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- nationality, … (Art. 127) - Arabic...
يحدد القانون القواعد المتعلقة:
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- بالجنسية، ... (المادة 127) - French…
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- la nationalité, … (Art. 127)
Citizenship and Nationality
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The texts concerning the following matters are taken in the form of ordinary law:
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- the nationality,
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وتتّخذ شكل قوانين عاديّة النّصوص المتعلّقة بالمسائل التّالية:
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– الجنسيّة،
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Sont pris sous forme de loi ordinaire, les textes relatifs aux matières suivantes :
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- la nationalité,
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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishA person born, whether before or after the commencement of this Constitution and whether in or outside of Eswatini, is a citizen by descent if by birth that person is a descendant. (Sec. 41)
Citizenship and Nationality
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Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the following matters are of the exclusive competence of the Central Power:
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3. nationality,
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Sans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, les matières suivantes sont de la compétence exclusive du pouvoir central:
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3. la nationalité,
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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishOther than the matters that are assigned to it by the other articles of the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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– nationality,
… (Art. 89) - Arabicغير المسائل التي تسندها إليه المواد الأخرى في الدستور، يرسي القانون القواعد المتعلقة بـ:
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ـ الجنسية،
... (المادة 89) - FrenchOutre les matières qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- la nationalité,
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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishMozambican nationality shall be lost by a person who:
a. being a national of another State, declares, in accordance with the proper procedures, that he or she does not wish to be Mozambican;
b. having been given Mozambican nationality as a minor by virtue of a legal representative’s declaration, declares, in accordance with the proper procedures, and within one year of reaching the age of majority, that he or she does not wish to be Mozambican, provided that he or she can demonstrate possession of another nationality. (Art. 31) - PortuguesePerde a nacionalidade moçambicana:
a) o que sendo nacional de outro Estado, declare por meios competentes não querer ser moçambicano;
b) aquele a quem, sendo menor, tenha sido atribuída a nacionalidade moçambicana por efeito de declaração do seu representante legal, se declarar, pelos meios competentes até um ano depois de atingir a maioridade, que não quer ser moçambicano e se provar que tem outra nacionalidade. (Art. 31)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishEvery person who, immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution, is a citizen of The Gambia, shall, subject to this Constitution—
(a) continue to be a citizen of The Gambia;
(b) retain the same status as a citizen by birth, by descent, by registration or by naturalisation, as the case may be, as he or she enjoyed immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution. (Sec. 8)
Citizenship and Nationality
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Algerian nationality is defined by the law.
The conditions of acquisition, of retention, of loss and of revocation of Algerian nationality are determined by the law. (Art. 36) - Arabic
الجنسية الجزائرية معرفة بالقانون.
يحدد القانون شروط اكتساب الجنسية الجزائرية، والاحتفاظ بها، أو فقدانها، أو التجريد منها. (المــادة 36) - French
La nationalité algérienne est définie par la loi.
Les conditions d'acquisition, de conservation, de perte et de déchéance de la nationalité algérienne sont déterminées par la loi. (Art. 36)
Citizenship and Nationality
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1. The law determines the juridical regime applicable to the right of nationality, citizenship,
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1. La ley determina el régimen jurídico aplicable al derecho de la nacionalidad, la ciudadanía
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1. La loi définit le régime juridique applicable au droit de la nationalité, de la citoyenneté
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