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Harare High Court
Sebastian Piroro v Registrar General of Citizenship and Others
HH 128-11
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
6 July 2011
Citation
HH 128-11
Neutral Citation
[ZWHH 128-11]
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Mavangira J
Full Bench
Mavangira J
Areas of Law
Constitutional lawAdministrative lawImmigration law
Keywords
citizenship by birthdual citizenshippassport renewalsection 9 Citizenship of Zimbabwe ActConstitution Amendment No. 19
Tags
citizenshippassportdual citizenshipconstitutional rights
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Southern Rhodesian and British Nationality Act
- Immigration Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether a citizen by birth can be deprived of citizenship under section 9(7) of the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant never voluntarily acquired foreign citizenship, born to Zimbabwean mother"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether section 9(7) is ultra vires the Constitution in relation to citizens by birth","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Constitution Amendment No. 19 removed provisions allowing deprivation of citizenship by birth"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Applicant born in Zimbabwe on 29 April 1967 to a Zimbabwean mother, held Zimbabwean passport since 2000. First respondent refused to renew passport alleging applicant had dual citizenship (Zimbabwean and Mozambican) and must renounce foreign citizenship first. Applicant denied ever acquiring Mozambican citizenship.
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