Ignoring the Portuguese claim, France established a settlement in West Africa on the island of N'Dar, which they called Saint-Louis, in 1659. The Wangara were aligned with the Mali Empire with whom the Portuguese had long wanted to establish trade. The Portuguese traded throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with various groups of Akan-speaking people and the Wangara who brought goods from interior regions. Portugal's exclusive rights to the west coast of Africa were confirmed by the papal bull Romanus Pontifex issued by Pope Nicholas V, which was reconfirmed in the Inter caetera issued in 1493 by Pope Alexander VI. The discovery led to the decision to build a fortress and trading station, São Jorge da Mina (now Elmina Castle) in 1481 on the Ghanaian coast. In 1471, Portuguese explorers João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar discovered the gold trade which was active in what is now Ghana and Ivory Coast. History African empires and European contact (1471–1842) Dual nationality ĭual nationality is typically not allowed in Ivory Coast except in the instance of automatic bestowal of nationality for married women or for naturalized persons. Persons who previously had nationality and wish to repatriate if they voluntarily lost their status must establish residency and request reinstatement. Naturalized persons may be denaturalized in Ivory for disloyalty to the state committing crimes against the state or state security ordinary crimes or for fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment in a naturalization petition. Ivorians of origin may lose their nationality for voluntarily acquiring another nationality or participating in actions, like voting or serving in public office, that indicates they are the national of another country. Ivorian nationals can renounce their nationality pending approval by the state. Persons who have performed exceptional service to the nation without a residency period.Persons who have rendered important service to the nation may naturalize after a two-year residency or.Minor children may automatically naturalize when their parent acquires nationality.Children legally adopted by an Ivorian parent, at the time of completion of a legal adoption automatically derive Ivorian nationality.Besides foreigners meeting the criteria, other persons who may be naturalized include: Applicants must typically have resided in the country for five years. General provisions are that applicants have good character and conduct are in good physical and mental health and have adequate means to be self-sufficient. Naturalization can be granted to persons who have resided in the territory for a sufficient period of time to confirm they understand the customs and traditions of Ivory Coast.
#QUAQUA LEGAL REGISTRATION#
Children born abroad to at least one parent with Ivorian nationality, after completion of an administrative registration process or.Children born in Ivory Coast to at least one parent with Ivorian nationality or.Those who acquire nationality at birth include: Nationality can be acquired in Ivory Coast at birth or later in life through naturalization. 4.1 African empires and European contact (1471–1842).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. by birth in Ivory Coast or abroad to parents with Ivorian nationality. by birth in Ivory Coast, or jus sanguinis, i.e. Ivorian nationality is typically obtained under the principle of jus soli, i.e. 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. 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.
These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Ivory Coast. Ivorian nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Ivory Coast, as amended the Ivorian Nationality Code, and its revisions and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory.
#QUAQUA LEGAL CODE#
61415 du 14 Décembre 1961 portant Code de la nationalité ivoirienne (modifiée par la loi No.
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