LICENSE Permission is freely given for non- commercial use, adaptation, or modification in whole or in part under the terms of a Creative Commons License available by contacting Vital Strategies ([email protected]) or at CRVSLaws.org TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 01: Introduction to CRVS Legal Framework Analysis .................................................................................................................................................................5 1. Background and rationale ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 2. Scope of the legal analysis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 3. Preliminary steps before conducting the legal analysis .....................................................................................................................................................................................7 4. Process and methodology ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 5. Sources of international CRVS standards ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................11 6. Glossary of key CRVS terms.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 CHAPTER 02: Legal and Constitutional Foundation of CRVS Systems .....................................................................................................................................................16 CHAPTER 03: Enabling Environment ......................................................................................................................................................................................................25 1. Vital statistics derived from civil registration system ........................................................................................................................................................................................26 2. Vital Events captured and defined .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................28 3. Roles and responsibilities of government stakeholders ...................................................................................................................................................................................33 4. Rule-making authority ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36 5. Coordination........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39 6. Resources .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................42 CHAPTER 04: Structure of the Registrar .................................................................................................................................................................................................45 7. Roles and responsibilities of national registrar .................................................................................................................................................................................................46 8. Roles and responsibilities of registrars in a decentralized system ...................................................................................................................................................................48 9. Roles and responsibilities of local registrar at primary registration offices .....................................................................................................................................................50 10. Location of primary registration offices .............................................................................................................................................................................................................52 11. National control or uniform/model law .............................................................................................................................................................................................................54 12. Fitness of registrars .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56 13. Process for sharing information between local and national registrar offices ................................................................................................................................................60 CHAPTER 05: Technology and Security Issues ........................................................................................................................................................................................62 14. Technology ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63 15. Security of sensitive digital information ............................................................................................................................................................................................................66 CHAPTER 06: Key Issues with Registration .............................................................................................................................................................................................68 16. Universal application ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69 17. Definition of vital event and other key terms ....................................................................................................................................................................................................74 TABLE OF CONTENTS 18. Minimum information required to register ........................................................................................................................................................................................................77 18A. Worksheet: Minimum information required to register....................................................................................................................................................................................79 19. Informants ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................82 20. Place of Registration ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................85 21. Time allowed for registration .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................87 22. Cost of current registration .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................89 23. Proof required to register ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................91 24. Provision for late and delayed registration ........................................................................................................................................................................................................93 25. Certified copies of vital event information ........................................................................................................................................................................................................95