Death Registration
Mozambique
Universal Registration
Universal and compulsory application
Is death registration available and compulsory for all events occurring in the country's jurisdiction?
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Mozambique Legal Analysis
Article 1 of the Civil Registry Code lists death as an event subject to civil registration and states that civil registration is compulsory. Deaths of foreigners are subject to registration when they occur in Mozambique.
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Is registration of death available to citizens living abroad?
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Mozambique Legal Analysis
Acts of civil status, including deaths, recorded abroad (when proved by documents and consistent with public order) are permitted to be transcribed into the Mozambican register, according to Article 6 of the Civil Registry Code.
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Definition
Does the law provide a clear definition of death? If yes, does the definition accord with international guidelines?
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Mozambique Legal Analysis
There is no definition of death in the Civil Registry Code. However, a definition can be inferred from Article 68 of the Civil Code, where death is considered to be the loss of vital signs, the irreversible cessation of brain function as well as the loss of a person in circumstances that do not give room for doubt of their death.