南非最高法庭裁定公民可以保留双重国籍,使数百万人恢复公民身份。 South Africa's top court ruled citizens can keep dual nationality, restoring citizenship to millions.

南非宪法法院裁定,南非人即使在获得第二个国籍后仍可保留其公民身份,推翻了先前在获得另一国籍时取消公民身份的法律。 The South African Constitutional Court has ruled that South Africans can retain their citizenship even after acquiring a second nationality, overturning a law that previously revoked citizenship upon acquiring another nationality. 这项决定追溯到1995年,恢复了数百万人的公民身份,包括近200万生活在海外的南非人。 This decision, which is retroactive to 1995, restores citizenship to millions, including nearly 2 million South Africans living abroad. 这项裁决是在民主联盟发起的一场法律斗争之后作出的。 The ruling came after a legal battle initiated by the Democratic Alliance.