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The Citizenship Case: Attorney General of the Republic of Botswana v. Unity Dow: Court Documents, Judgements, Cases and Materials

This publication is a collection of the decisions and supporting documentation from the 1992 case of Unity Dow v. Botswana, where discriminatory provisions of the Citizenship Act of 1984 were successfully challenged. It includes the notices of motion/appeal, the affidavits, the heads of arguments and all six judgements written in the case, which detail equality and citizenship arguments based on the Constitution of Botswana and international human rights instruments and decisions.