born outside Zimbabwe after Independence will become a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth if at the time of his birth his father (or if he is illegitmate, his mother) is a citizen of Zimbabwe but resident outside Zimbabwe in the service of the Government and his birth is registered in Zimbabwe. 3. Every person who is born outside Zimbabwe after Independence but whose father (or, if he is illegitimate, whose mother) is then a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth or registration will himself become a citizen of Zimbabwe by descent. 4. Any woman who is or has been married to a person who is or was at any time during the subsistence of the marriage a citizen of Zimbabwe (or would but for his death have automatically become a citizen of Zimbabwe at Independence) will, on making application in the prescribed manner, be entitled to be registered as a citizen of Zimbabwe. 5. Any person one of whose parents is a citizen of Zimbabwe at the date of his application will be entitled, on making application in the prescribed manner, to be registered as a citizen of Zimbabwe. If the person is a minor, the application may be made on his behalf by his parent or guardian. Provision will be made for adopted children. 6. Parliament will be empowered to make provision:a. for conferring citizenship of Zimbabwe by registration on persons in cases other than those described above; b. for taking away the citizenship of a person who has acquired it otherwise than by birth or descent, provided that the loss of his citizenship will not render him stateless; c. for the renunciation by any person of his citizenship of Zimbabwe; and d. for regulating the procedure relating to the acquisition and loss of citizenship of Zimbabwe. 7. Provision will be included which permits citizens of Zimbabwe to retain their citizenship of other states. 8. Provision will be made on Independence for the resumption of citizenship by persons who have forfeited it or been deprived of it since 11 November 1965. C. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS 1. The Declaration of Rights will set out provisions on the following lines dealing with the substantive rights concerned. I. The Right to Life 1. It will be forbidden to deprive any person intentionally of his life save in execution of the lawful sentence of a court after conviction of a criminal offence. 2. There will be an express exception for death caused by reasonably justifiable force in defence of person or property; or in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person in lawful custody; or to suppress riots etc; or to prevent the commission of a criminal offence; and there will also be an exception for death caused by lawful act of war. II. The Right to Personal Liberty 1. It will be forbidden to deprive any person of his personal liberty except as authorised by law in any of the following cases:a. conviction on a criminal charge or unfitness to plead to such a charge; b. by order of a court or Parliament for contempt; c .by order of a court to secure the fulfilment of any legal obligations; d. to bring the person concerned before a court or Parliament in execution of the order of a court or Parliament;

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