Citizenship in Africa: The Law of Belonging by Bronwen Manby (English) Paperback

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Citizenship in Africa provides a comprehensive exploration of nationality laws in Africa, placing them in their theoretical and historical context. It offers the first serious attempt to analyse the impact of nationality law on politics and society in different African states from a trans-continental comparative perspective. Taking a four-part approach, Parts I and II set the book within the framework of existing scholarship on citizenship, from both sociological and legal perspectives, and examine the history of nationality laws in Africa from the colonial period to the present day. Part III considers case studies which illustrate the application and misapplication of the law in practice, and the relationship of legal and political developments in each country. Finally, Part IV explores the impact of the law on politics, and its relevance for questions of identity and 'belonging' today, concluding with a set of issues for further research. Ambitious in scope and compelling in analysis, this is an important new work on citizenship in Africa.

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Bronwen Manby is a Consultant and Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, previously working for the Open Society Foundations and Human Rights Watch. She is the author of numerous publications on nationality and statelessness and in the field of human rights in Africa generally.

Table of Contents

PART IINTRODUCTION1. International Law and the Right to a Nationality1.1. What's in a Word: Citizenship or Nationality?1.2. The Regulation of Nationality in International Law1.3. The Content of Citizenship Rights1.4. The Relevance of the Right to a Nationality in AfricaPART IIEMPIRE TO INDEPENDENCE: THE INVENTION OF NATIONALITY IN AFRICA2. Membership in the Pre-Colonial Era3. The European Colonial Period3.1. British Territories3.2. French Territories3.3. Others4. Transition to Independence4.1. The Ottoman Empire4.2. British Territories4.3. French Territories4.4. OthersPART IIIAFRICAN NATIONALITY LAWS SINCE INDEPENDENCE5. Trends and Patterns in Nationality Law5.1. Acquisition at Birth: The Balance of Jus Soli and Jus Sanguinis5.2. Gender Equality5.3. Dual Nationality5.4. Naturalisation5.5. Loss and Deprivation5.6. Making Sense of Legal Amendments6. Identification and Registration6.1. Proof of Nationality: The Civil/ Common Law Divide6.2. Civil Registration6.3. Child Protection6.4. Identification and Nationality6.5. The Relationship Between the Formal and the InformalPART IVCOUNTRY CASE STUDIES7. Who is a Native?7.1. Dual Citizenship, Denationalisation and Disenfranchisementin Zimbabwe7.2. The 'Lebanese' of Sierra Leone7.3. 'Asians' and other 'others' in Kenya and Uganda7.4. Côte d'Ivoire's War of Conjunctions: The 'and' and the 'or'7.5. The Banyarwanda of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo7.6. Mauritania's Efforts to Enforce a 'Nation-State'7.7. 'Indigeneity' in Nigeria: The Links Between Local and National8. State Successions Since Independence8.1. Eritrea/Ethiopia: State Succession and Mass Expulsion8.2. Sudan and South Sudan8.3. The Bakassi Peninsula8.4. The Tebu and the 'Aouzou strip' between Chad and Libya8.5. Other ICJ Rulings in Border Disputes9. Access to Citizenship for Refugees9.1. Former Liberian and Sierra Leonean Refugees in Guinea9.2. Tanzania: A Unique Offer of Citizenship to Refugees9.3. South Africa: The Dream DeferredPART VCONCLUSIONS10. The Importance of Nationality Law in Africa10.1. Categories of the Excluded and Commonalities with other Regions10.2. Patterns, Continuities, and Discontinuities in the Law10.3. The Influence of International Law10.4. The Instrumentalisation of Nationality Laws10.5. The Unintended Consequences of the Initial Frameworks for Nationality Law10.6. The Impact of Changes in Nationality Laws10.7. Marginal Citizens: The Buffer Zone10.8. The Importance of Recognised Nationality and the Impact of Statelessness11. An Agenda for Research and Reform11.1. Pathways to Citizenship11.2. Resolving the Question of Theoretical other Nationalities11.3. The Situation of Nomads11.4. Bringing Naturalisation in from the Arbitrary Cold11.5. The Role of Decentralised Decision-Making11.6. The Importance of Subsidiary Legislation and Administrative Procedures11.7. 'Legal identity' and New Technologies in Africa11.8. Future Directions: Nationality in National and Continental Law

Review

[T]his book presents a detailed description of the legal mechanisms of citizenship and their impact on the continent, but does so in tandem with a strong historical and political understanding of the context in which these mechanisms have evolved and operated. This is its strength: it will appeal to legal scholars who want to understand the detail of legal process, but has relevance to a much wider audience — an audience that will hopefully heed its call to action. -- Lucy Hovil * Statelessness and Citizenship Review *There is a growing literature within international human rights law about the right to nationality, but it is a topic that has received sparse attention from citizenship and nationality scholars. Bronwen Manby's Citizenship in Africa: The Law of Belonging makes an important contribution at the intersection of these two literatures. Through a series of historical case tudies, Manby offers important insights that support a robust right to nationality. -- Angela M Banks, Arizona State University * The American Journal of Comparative Law *A book that will be recognised as a standard-setter in an emerging field of study … a sophisticated, comprehensive research monograph with multiple dimensions. -- Jo Shaw, University of Edinburgh * Journal of Southern African Studies *To call Manby's book comprehensive is an understatement; she covers practically every legal dimension of citizenship and nationality policy, with examples and vignettes from every country, over a span of centuries. Each page itself is not only packed with empirical detail, the footnotes themselves constitute an entirely separate and engaging counter-melody of thought exercises and a treasure trove of additional primary sources and secondary analysis. This is a reference book invaluable to scholars seeking to better understand the history and politics of particular countries, colonial legal legacies, and to situate Africa within the broader global context of nationality and citizenship regimes. -- Elizabeth Iams Wellman * Journal of Modern African Studies *

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"[T]his book presents a detailed description of the legal mechanisms of citizenship and their impact on the continent, but does so in tandem with a strong historical and political understanding of the context in which these mechanisms have evolved and operated. This is its strength: it will appeal to legal scholars who want to understand the detail of legal process, but has relevance to a much wider audience - an audience that will hopefully heed its call to action." -- Statelessness and Citizenship Review "There is a growing literature within international human rights law about the right to nationality, but it is a topic that has received sparse attention from citizenship and nationality scholars. Bronwen Manby's Citizenship in Africa: The Law of Belonging makes an important contribution at the intersection of these two literatures. Through a series of historical case tudies, Manby offers important insights that support a robust right to nationality." -- The American Journal of Comparative Law

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Details ISBN1509944001 Author Bronwen Manby Short Title Citizenship in Africa Pages 416 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1509944001 ISBN-13 9781509944002 Format Paperback Imprint Hart Publishing Subtitle The Law of Belonging DEWEY 342.6083 UK Release Date 2021-01-28 Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-01-28 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2021-01-28 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2021-01-27 We've got this

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