CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE

CHAPTER IV
PREVAILING NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION
Article 33
Prevalence of Mozambican nationality
No other nationality of persons who are Mozambican nationals under the terms
of the law of the Republic of Mozambique shall be recognised or have any legal
effect in the Mozambican legal order.
Article 34
Registration
The registration and proof of acquisition, loss and reacquisition of Mozambican
nationality shall be regulated by law.
TITLE III
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, DUTIES AND FREEDOMS
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Article 35
Principle of Universality
All citizens are equal before the law, and they shall enjoy the same rights and be
subject to the same duties, regardless of colour, race, sex, ethnic origin, place of
birth, religion, level of education, social position, the marital status of their
parents, their profession or their political preference.
Article 36
Principle of Equality
Men and women shall be equal before the law in all spheres of political,
economic, social and cultural life.
Article 37
Disability
Disabled citizens shall enjoy fully the rights enshrined in the Constitution and
shall be subject to the same duties, except those which their disability prevents
them from exercising or fulfilling.

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