| Somali Citizenship Law | |
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| Parliament of Somalia | |
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| Enacted by | Government of Somalia |
| Enacted | 22 December 1962 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Somali nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Somalia, as amended; the Somali Citizenship Law, 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 Somalia.[3][4] 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 nation under international law, whereas citizenship is the domestic relationship of an individual and the state.[5][6][Notes 1] Somali nationality is typically obtained under the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Somalia, or jus sanguinis, born to parents with Somali nationality.[9][4] 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 grant (naturalization).[10]
- ^ Manby 2016, pp. 36, 134.
- ^ a b Universal Periodic Review 2021, p. 4.
- ^ Manby 2016, pp. 4–6.
- ^ a b c Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada 2018.
- ^ Fransman 2011, p. 4.
- ^ Rosas 1994, p. 34.
- ^ a b Bragg 2015, pp. 3–4.
- ^ Arieff 2008, pp. 60, 62.
- ^ Manby 2016, p. 52.
- ^ Manby 2016, p. 6.
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