CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Article 21
Special Ties of Friendship and Co-operation
The Republic of Mozambique shall maintain special ties of friendship and cooperation with the countries of the region, with countries whose official language
is Portuguese and with countries that host Mozambican emigrants.
Article 22
Policy of Peace
1. The Republic of Mozambique shall pursue a policy of peace and shall only
resort to the use of force in the case of legitimate self-defence.
2. The Republic of Mozambique shall support the primacy of negotiated solutions
to conflicts.
3. The Republic of Mozambique shall uphold the principle of general and
universal disarmament of all States.
4. The Republic of Mozambique shall advocate the transformation of the Indian
Ocean into a nuclear free zone of peace.
TITLE II
NATIONALITY
CHAPTER I
NATIONALITY BY ORIGIN
Article 23
Jus Soli and Jus Sanguinis
1. The following persons shall, provided that they were born in Mozambique, be
Mozambicans:
a) The children of a father or a mother who was born in Mozambique;
b) Children whose parents are stateless or of unknown nationality;
c) Those who were domiciled in Mozambique at the time of independence
and did not choose any other nationality, expressly or tacitly.
2. The children of a Mozambican father or mother working for the Mozambican
State outside the country shall be Mozambicans, even if born abroad.
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