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A Comparative Study of Comrade's courts under Socialist Legal Systems and Zimbabwe's Village Courts
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A Contribution to the Understanding of Right
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1995)The foremost issue that confronts contemporary legal jurisprudence is that of rights and yet paradoxically, modern legal discourse has failed to grasp the normative essence of right. This essay is concerned with one ... -
A Survey of Constitutional Amendments in Post-independence (1980- 1999)
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1999)Zimbabwe's constitution has been amended fifteen times in the past nineteen years. Considering that the American constitution has only been amended 26 times in over 200 years, the Zimbabwean scenario is rather extra ordinary. ... -
Acess to Legal Education and the Legal Profession in Zimbabwe.
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1987)Consistent with the.discrimination against black citizens which characterized Rhodesian settler rule, access to legal education and the legal profession was deliberately and almost totally denied to blacks until Zimbabwe’s ... -
Alcohol and Driving
(Faculty of Law, University of Rhodesia ( now University of Zimbabwe.) (UZ), 1966-10)Alcohol is absorbed into the blood at a rate that varies according to several factors, but disappears at a rate that is constant for any individual, varying between 5 c.c. and 20 c.c. per hour. The relationship between the ... -
Alteration of the Constitution
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997)Constitutional Bills must be published in the Government Gazette not less than thirty days prior to being introduced into Parliament. This is a mandatory requirement and unless and until it has been complied with, a ... -
Amendment of an indictment: when is it proper under Botswana law?
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1998)Section 149(1) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act1 gives the court discretion to allow amendments to be made in the indictment or summons at any time before judgements if it considers that such amendment will not ... -
An Agenda for Constitutional Reform
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1996)The purpose of this article is to identify aspects of Botswana's Constitution that need to be reviewed in order to keep pace with the international human rights culture and also to deepen democracy in Botswana. A few areas ... -
An Analysis of a Grassroots Perspective on Violence Against Women In Zimbabwe in the Context of the General Discourse on Violence
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1993)In Africa where the majority of the population lives in the rural areas, legal literacy and legal aid are issues of concern as most people cannot afford lawyers and the latter, by and large, operate only in the cities. ... -
An Outline of Fundamental Gender Rights under International and Regional Laws and National Constitutions
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An outline of fundamental labour rights under international laws, national constitutions and Zimbabwean constitutional norms
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2009)Amongst the most important rights provided for in democratic societies and constitutions are labour rights. At the foundation of these is the right to just and dignified work for every adult person. A key component of this ... -
Anton Piller Orders in Nigeria
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1999)In this article I shall examine the principles that guide Nigerian courts in granting Anton Piller orders in the wake of the Court of Appeal decision in Akumci Industries Ltd v Aynmn Enterprises Limited.' This decision is ... -
Capital Punishment, the Death Row Phenomenon and the Supreme Court of Nigeria: Onuoha Kalu vs. The State [1998] 12 S.C.N.J. 1
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1999)The issue of constitutionality1 2 of capital punishment and some aspects of the punishment came before the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Onuoha Kalii v The State? This was the first time that the issue was properly raised ... -
Children and Adults' Memory for Faces: Implications for Face Identification Procedures in Criminal Investigations
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997)Witnesses to a crime are often required to identify a suspect from a police line-up or photo spread. Positive identification of a suspect made under oath and with confidence by one or more witnessess is usually considered ... -
Conflict And Conflict Resolution In The Management Of Miombo Woodlands: Three Case Studies of Miombo Woodlands in Zimbabwe
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences, University of Zimbabwe., 2001-07)This paper examines the nature of conflict and conflict resolution over the use of miombo woodlands in three study sites in Zimbabwe, namely Nyamayaro, Mafungabusi and Romwe. The data was collected mainly through the ... -
Consent in Rape Cases in Swaziland: A Woman's Right to Decide
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1986)When a woman is battered, bruised, found naked and half dead by he roadside and then claims she has been raped, the public and the criminal justice system are quick to rise up in anger and indignation and to take her ... -
Consent to Medical Treatment
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1957-09)The application of any force to the person of another is, broadly speaking, an assault in law. The degree of force used is immaterial. Even a gesture or threat, which is such that the person threatened reasonably believes ... -
Constitutional Law And Politics In Kenya Since Independence: A Study In Class And Power In A Neo-Colonial State In Africa
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Contesting Inequalities In Access Rights To Lake Kariba’s Kapenta Fishery An Analysis Of The Politics Of Natural Resource Management.
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences, University of Zimbabwe., 2002-03)The pelagic fishery of Lake Kariba is shared between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The fishery exploits the freshwater sardine, the ‘kapenta’ (Limnothrissa miodori). In 1999, the governments of the two countries established a ... -
Criminal Justice and the Truth in Zimbabwe: a Necessary Introspection?
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1998)Criminal justice systems in many of the countries in southern Africa are based on legal systems transferred from the erstwhile colonial powers.1 It would appear that by the time of independence the adopted systems had ...