& RH (\) —-—> UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency Table of Contents LisT OF TABLES METHODOLOGY AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ” A NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY .....sscscsesssesesesscscacsneeeeeseseseseacacenensuescacacacaveneususaeacasacanenesesesasatasanenenssaeatasacaneneneeeeeaeasananenes HI 2. THE HISTORY OF NATIONALITY LAW IN THE HORN OF AFRICA ... HISTORY AND DEMOGRAPHY OF THE TERRITORIES CONSIDERED IN THIS REPORT. NATIONALITY IN THE ERA OF EUROPEAN COLONISATION Ethiopia Eritrea and Somalia DPIDOUTH eects NATIONALITY LAW AT THE TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE AND AMENDMENTS SINCE INDEPENDENCE . Ethiopia Eritrea . Somalia Djibouti. NATIONALITY IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEMS OF ETHIOPIA AND SOMALIA Ethiopia’s federal constitution The Federal Member States of Somalia and the status of Somaliland . 3. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NATIONALITY LEGISLATION ...........::ssssssssssssssessessessessesnesnesnessessesnessesneness 19 CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE RIGHT TO A NATIONALITY NATIONALITY ATTRIBUTED AT BIRTH Nationality based on descent. Rights to nationality based on birth in the country. Protections against statelessness ADOPTED CHILDREN MARRIAGE DUAL NATIONALITY ACQUISITION OF NATIONALITY BY NATURALISATION OR REGISTRATION Loss, RENUNCIATION, DEPRIVATION, AND REACQUISITION OF NATIONALITY .. Loss and deprivation . Renunciation and reaCquisitiry...c.ccccccccscceccssessecesseseeeeseeseeecseeaeeeeseeaeseesesaeeeesesaseeesecaseessesaaeessesaseeeeetaseeteetateats 4. NATIONALITY ADMINISTRATION IN PRACTICE............::s:csscssssscsssssssssssssssessnssnssssssssssnssnssnesnssnssnessssnesneee 34 BIRTH REGISTRATION.. 34 Djibouti. Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia NATIONAL IDENTITY CARDS AND PASSPORTS Djibouti. Eritrea . Ethiopia Somalia ... VOTER REGISTRATION. CONSULAR REGISTRATION AND ASSISTANCE JUDICIAL AND OTHER OVERSIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS .......cscescsesesseseeseeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeesesasenesesesasseseeesesaneeneeeeeas 47