PIRORO v REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CITIZENSHIP & ORS 2011 (2) ZLR 26 (H)
Citation | 2011 (2) ZLR 26 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-128-11 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Mavangira J |
Heard | 24 March 2011; 31 March 2011; CAV |
Judgment | 6 July 2011 |
Counsel | B W Elliot, for the applicant |
Case Type | Civil application |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Constitutional law – citizenship – by birth – person who qualifies as a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth cannot be deprived of citizenship by default or in any other manner
Constitutional law – citizenship – Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01] – s 9(7) – provision ultra vires s 9 of Constitution Zimbabwe, 1980 – citizenship by birth – Parliament not empowered to pass laws providing for the deprivation of citizenship in the case of citizenship by birth – Universal Declaration of Human Rights – art 15 – s 9(7) of Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act in breach thereof
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