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Birth certificate just a document not proof of citizenship – Justice Torkornoo reiterates

Birth certificate just a document not proof of citizenship – Justice Torkornoo reiterates

The Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has reiterated the Supreme Court’s position that a birth certificate is not proof of citizenship but rather a record of one’s birth location.

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Explaining that the information on a birth certificate is not verifiable during her vetting on Friday, May 26, Justice Torkornoo stated that citizenship is determined by factors such as lineage, the identity of one’s mother and father, and their relationship.

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She added that while a birth certificate serves as a requirement to indicate birthplace, it does not establish nationality.

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So that form [birth certificate] is just an international requirement, we must know where everyone is born

But beyond that, your nationality is derived from that form, the evidence on that form.”

The Supreme Court first ruled that birth certificates cannot be proof of citizenship.

“A birth certificate is not a form of identification

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