Wonder HOW the legal eagles in Goa will be able to rely on this case in matters presently pending in the courts.
http://tinyurl.com/maka-naka-34 I'd suggest (like Paulo Colaco Dias has) that ALL Goan MLAs born before Dec 19, 1961, who have NOT expressly renounced their Portuguese citizenship, are Portuguese citizens. For Mervyn's additional attention, a recent case involving a prominent Canadian born US citizen http://tinyurl.com/maka-naka-35 "Canada considers anyone born in Canada since 1947 a Canadian citizen, with minor exceptions, like ......." I trust that Mervyn Lobo modifies his understanding of the legal issues (some, international) wrt nationality. His statement, quoted immediately infra has two problems: ML (1) "The only reason why Goans born before Dec 1961 are Portuguese is BECAUSE the Portuguese insist they are. The confused Goans of that age, insist they are Portuguese too." ML (2) " I am not sure if you have had the privilege of visiting Africa but almost every Head of State there has been born a British subject or a French citizen" # (1) needs no further explanation, I hope # (2) Mervyn's statement misses an important point. In 2013, Goans in Goa and other places (who have NO connection to Portuguese Africa 1974) are eligible to reaffirm their Portuguese nationality, subject to the conditions placed to prevent fraud associated with the prevailing dispensation in Goa, Daman and Diu. Now that ML knows that Paulo Colaco Dias is a legal eagle who is (also) actively involved in Portuguese (European) Nationality Law matters, I trust that he (ML) will retract the following as an unfortunate 'shot from the hip' : "Paulo Colaco Dias, I can always depend on you to provide comic relief on Goanet". I submit that there is nothing comical about what Paulo has written. One thing I know for sure. It is very rarely that Paulo writes on GN these days; possibly because he does not enjoy the 'shots from the hip'. ..... unlike me (:-). best jc
