Djiboutian nationality law

Djiboutian nationality law
Djiboutian National Assembly
  • Code Civil (Loi No. 003/AN/18/8eme/L), Titre II: De la nationalité, Articles 26–64
Enacted byGovernment of Djibouti
Status: Current legislation

Djiboutian nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Djibouti, as amended; the Djiboutian Nationality Code, and its revisions; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory.[1][2] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Djibouti.[3] The legal means to acquire nationality, formal legal membership in a nation, differ from the domestic relationship of rights and obligations between a national and the nation, known as citizenship.[4][5] Djiboutian nationality is typically obtained under the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Djibouti, or jus sanguinis, born abroad to parents with Djiboutian nationality.[6] It can be granted to persons with an affiliation to the country, or to a permanent resident who has lived in the country for a given period of time through naturalization.[7]

  1. ^ Manby 2016, pp. 24, 36, 134.
  2. ^ USOPM 2001, p. 65.
  3. ^ Manby 2016, pp. 4–6.
  4. ^ Fransman 2011, p. 4.
  5. ^ Rosas 1994, p. 34.
  6. ^ Manby 2016, p. 48.
  7. ^ Manby 2016, p. 6.