a) The right to nationality - Law No. 61-415 of 14 December 1961 on the Code of Ivorian nationality amended by Law No. 72-852 of 21 December 1972 lays down the principles regarding nationality. It attributes Ivorian nationality either by birth or through naturalization. (Article 1 of the Nationality Act). Originally, it is the right of blood that was selected as qualifying criteria. The child whether legitimate, born out of wedlock, born in Ivory Coast and abroad is Ivorian since his/her lineage is legally established in respect of at least one Ivorian parent (Articles 6.7 and 9 of law No. 72-852 of 21 December 1972). The child has right to nationality even if the existence of the conditions required by law for the granting of the Ivorian nationality are established only after birth (for example, through the naturalisation of a parent). The child who is the subject of an adoption automatically acquires Ivorian citizenship if at least one of the adopters is Ivorian (Article 11 of the law on adoption). A foreign child may acquire Ivorian nationality by a decision of the public authority: it is the process of naturalisation as provided by Articles 28 and 30 of the Code of Ivorian nationality. - The Law amending articles 12, 13, 14 and 16 of Law No. 61-415 of 14 December 1961 on the Nationality Code, as amended by Law n ° 72-852 of 21 December 1972 and No. 2004-662 of 17 December 2004 and decision 2005-03 / PR of 15 July 2005 and No. 2005- 09 / PR of 29 August 2005. Thus, the new Article 12 stipulates that subject to the provisions of Articles 13, 14 and 40, a woman of foreign nationality who marries an Ivorian acquires Ivorian nationality at the time of marriage. The new Article 13 provides that if the national law allows her to retain her nationality, a spouse of foreign nationality has the right to declare prior to the celebration of marriage that he declines that nationality. It can, even if he/she is a minor exercise this right without authorisation. - Law No. 2013-653 of 13 September 2013 on special provisions for the nationality acquisition by declaration. Article 1: this Law is intended to introduce a special regime in terms of acquisition of citizenship for persons falling within the categories defined in Article 2. The concerned persons can claim Ivorian nationality through the procedure of declaration under the conditions below Article 2: are qualified for the provisions of this Law, all persons entering one of following categories: º People born in Ivory Coast to foreigners and elderly parents below 21 years of age as of December 20, 1961; º Persons ordinarily resident without interruption in Ivory Coast prior to August 7, 1960 and their children born in Ivory Coast; º People born in Ivory Coast between 20 December 1961 and 25 January 1973 to foreign parents and their children. - The law authorising the President of the Republic to ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status Stateless Persons, signed on September 28, 1954 in New York. - The law authorising the President of the Republic to ratify the 1961 Convention on the Reduction statelessness signed on August 30, 1961 in New York. b) Right to name RAPPORT INITIAL SUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DE LA CHARTE AFRICAINE DES DROITS ET DU BIEN ÊTRE DE L'ENFANT 34