| Malian Personal and Family Code | |
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| National Assembly of Mali | |
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| Enacted by | Government of Mali |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Malian nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Mali, as amended; the Personal and Family 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 Mali.[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. Nationality describes the relationship of an individual to the state under international law, whereas citizenship is the domestic relationship of an individual within the nation.[4][5] Malian nationality is typically obtained under the jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth in Mali or abroad to parents with Malian 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.[3]
- ^ Manby 2016, pp. 32–34, 137.
- ^ Alexander 2020, pp. 10–11.
- ^ a b Manby 2016, pp. 6–7.
- ^ Fransman 2011, p. 4.
- ^ Rosas 1994, p. 34.
- ^ Manby 2016, p. 48.