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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Eswatini, English
(1) Eswatini shall be a democratic country dedicated to principles which empower and encourage the active participation of all citizens at all levels in their own governance.
(2) In the conduct of public affairs the State shall be guided by the principle of decentralisation and devolution of governmental functions and powers to the people at appropriate levels where the people can best manage and direct their own affairs.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Eswatini, English
(1) Women have the right to equal treatment with men and that right shall include equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Eswatini, English
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(5) The State shall afford equality of economic opportunity to all citizens and, in particular, the State shall take all necessary steps so as to ensure the full integration of women into the mainstream of economic development.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Eswatini, English
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(4) The State shall ensure gender balance and fair representation of marginalized groups in all constitutional and other bodies.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Eswatini, English
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(2) Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing subsection, the women of Eswatini and other marginalized groups have a right to equitable representation in Parliament and other public structures. (Sec. 84)
Citizenship and Nationality
Eswatini, English
(1) The death of a citizen of Eswatini shall not affect the citizenship of a surviving spouse or child or another dependant.
(2) Loss of Eswatini citizenship by a person shall not of itself affect the citizenship of a spouse or child. (Sec. 52)
Citizenship and Nationality
Eswatini, English
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(2) A woman who acquired citizenship as a consequence of her marriage to a citizen of Eswatini, may be deprived of that citizenship where the marriage was entered into merely for the purpose of acquiring citizenship.
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Citizenship and Nationality
Eswatini, English
A child born after the death of the father shall be deemed to be a citizen under this Chapter2 on the same conditions as if the father were alive when that child was born. (Sec. 46)
Citizenship and Nationality
Eswatini, 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.
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Citizenship and Nationality
Eswatini, English
A 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)