[ De l’enregistrement des nouveau-nés à l’Etat Civil: Un droit pour l’enfant et devoir pour les parents (Cas de l’ex-cité de Tshela, Territoire de Tshela, Province Kongo Central en RD Congo) ]
Volume 73, Issue 1, June 2024, Pages 85–91
Kumba Kulungu Fiston Donat1 and Kimbindi Mbele Alain2
1 Institut Supérieur d’Enseignement Agronomique de Tshela « ISEA, TSHELA », RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales de Tshela « ISTM, TSHELA », RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The former city of Tshela is one of these towns in the DRC. who have a major problem with quality or reliable statistical data from the registration of newborns at the Civil Registry. To this day, there are still parents who do not register their children with the Civil Registry at birth and many questions remain unanswered. According to law n°9/001 of January 10, 2009 on child protection, article 14 states: «every child has the right to an identity from birth». Without prejudice to the provision of articles 56 to 70 of the family code, identity consists of name, location, date of birth, sex, parents’ names and nationality. Article 7 of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child specifies that all children have the right to registration from birth, without discrimination. The Congolese State allows parents to register their children free of charge with the Civil Registry within three months following birth. This research aims to popularize this law so that every parent knows that it is an obligation and a duty to register the birth of their child as soon as born. Thus the child will have: to know his parents and to have the privilege of being raised by them, a name and a nationality, to have the right to inheritance and the possibility of identifying the place of his birth. This registration allows the Civil Registry to have reliable statistical data on the birth rate. He will have the possibility of obtaining a passport or a driving license, see the voter card. Considering the advantages of this simple beneficial gesture for the child, every parent should subscribe to it or get involved in it. On the other hand, the observation is very regrettable, because many parents are still unaware of this act, and these children’s rights are encroached upon and sacrificed. After the deadline set by law, a supplementary judgment on the birth certificate is necessary, payment of legal costs to the children’s court and a fine for late declaration so that the child can be rehabilitated in his rights. Taking this analysis into account, we can say that the registration of newborns in the Civil Status is a right for the child and a duty or obligation for the parents because this gesture is of capital importance for a country or nation.
Author Keywords: registration, newborns, civil status, right, child, duty, parents.
Volume 73, Issue 1, June 2024, Pages 85–91
Kumba Kulungu Fiston Donat1 and Kimbindi Mbele Alain2
1 Institut Supérieur d’Enseignement Agronomique de Tshela « ISEA, TSHELA », RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales de Tshela « ISTM, TSHELA », RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The former city of Tshela is one of these towns in the DRC. who have a major problem with quality or reliable statistical data from the registration of newborns at the Civil Registry. To this day, there are still parents who do not register their children with the Civil Registry at birth and many questions remain unanswered. According to law n°9/001 of January 10, 2009 on child protection, article 14 states: «every child has the right to an identity from birth». Without prejudice to the provision of articles 56 to 70 of the family code, identity consists of name, location, date of birth, sex, parents’ names and nationality. Article 7 of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child specifies that all children have the right to registration from birth, without discrimination. The Congolese State allows parents to register their children free of charge with the Civil Registry within three months following birth. This research aims to popularize this law so that every parent knows that it is an obligation and a duty to register the birth of their child as soon as born. Thus the child will have: to know his parents and to have the privilege of being raised by them, a name and a nationality, to have the right to inheritance and the possibility of identifying the place of his birth. This registration allows the Civil Registry to have reliable statistical data on the birth rate. He will have the possibility of obtaining a passport or a driving license, see the voter card. Considering the advantages of this simple beneficial gesture for the child, every parent should subscribe to it or get involved in it. On the other hand, the observation is very regrettable, because many parents are still unaware of this act, and these children’s rights are encroached upon and sacrificed. After the deadline set by law, a supplementary judgment on the birth certificate is necessary, payment of legal costs to the children’s court and a fine for late declaration so that the child can be rehabilitated in his rights. Taking this analysis into account, we can say that the registration of newborns in the Civil Status is a right for the child and a duty or obligation for the parents because this gesture is of capital importance for a country or nation.
Author Keywords: registration, newborns, civil status, right, child, duty, parents.
Abstract: (french)
L’ex-cité de Tshela fait partie de ces agglomérations de la R.D.C. qui ont un problème majeur des données statistiques de qualité ou fiables de l’enregistrement des nouveau-nés à l’Etat-Civil. Il existe encore en ce jour, les parents qui n’enregistrent pas leurs enfants à l’Etat-Civil à la naissance et beaucoup de questions restent pendantes. Selon la loi n°9/001 du 10 Janvier 2009 portant protection de l’enfant en son article 14 déclare: « tout enfant à droit à une identité dès sa naissance ». Sans préjudice de la disposition des articles 56 à 70 du code de la famille, l’identité est constituée du non, de lieu, de la date de naissance, du sexe, des noms des parents et de la nationalité. L’article 7 de la convention internationale relative aux droits de l’enfant spécifie que tous les enfants ont droit à l’enregistrement dès leur naissance, sans discrimination. L’Etat Congolais permet aux parents d’enregistrer gratuitement leurs enfants à l’Etat-Civil dans les trois mois suivants la naissance. Cette recherche a le sentiment de vulgariser cette loi afin que chaque parent sache qu’il est une obligation et un devoir d’enregistrer la naissance de son enfant aussitôt né. Ainsi l’enfant aura: à connaître ses parents et à avoir le privilège d’être élevé par ces derniers, un nom et une nationalité, à avoir droit à la succession et la possibilité d’identifier le lieu de sa naissance. Cet enregistrement permet à l’Etat Civil d’avoir de données statistiques fiables sur le taux de naissance. Il aura la possibilité d’obtenir un passeport ou un permis de conduire, voir la carte d’électeur. Au regard des avantages que présentent ce simple geste bénéfique pour l’enfant, chaque parent devrait s’en souscrire soit s’y impliquer. Par contre, le constat est très regrettable, car plusieurs parents ignorent jusqu’à ce jour cet acte, et ces droits des enfants sont empiétés et sacrifiés. Passé le délai fixé par la loi, un jugement supplétif d’acte de naissance est nécessaire, un paiement des frais de justice au tribunal pour enfant et une amende pour déclaration tardive afin que celui-ci soit réhabilité dans ses droits. Tenant compte de cette analyse, nous pouvons dire que l’enregistrement des nouveau-nés à l’Etat-Civil est un droit pour l’enfant et un devoir ou une obligation pour les parents car ce geste est d’une importance capitale pour un pays ou une nation.
Author Keywords: enregistrement, nouveau-nés, état civil, droit, enfant, devoir, parents.
How to Cite this Article
Kumba Kulungu Fiston Donat and Kimbindi Mbele Alain, “Registration of newborns in the Civil Registry: A right for the child and a duty for the parents (Case of the former city of Tshela, Territory of Tshela, Kongo Central Province in the DR Congo),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 85–91, June 2024.
