Browsing Legal Postgraduate Programmes Staff Publications by Issue Date
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The decision in Katekwe V Muchabaiwa: A critique*
(Zimbabwe Law Review, 1984-02) -
Freedoms of association and of assembly: some international and comparative perspectives
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe, 1999) -
A guide to Administrative Law and Local Government Law in Zimbabwe
(2012)This Guide provides a basic introduction to the Administrative Law of Zimbabwe. It gathers together all the important Zimbabwean cases on the various aspects of Administrative Law. It will be a useful reference work for ... -
A Guide to the Zimbabwean Law of Delict
(2012)This Guide provides an outline of the main aspects of the Zimbabwean Law of Delict. After the main text there is a Cases section. The Cases section contains summaries of salient Zimbabwean cases and also of some important ... -
Commentary on the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]
(2012-03-06)A “Code” is a piece of legislation gathering together in one place all the main aspects of a particular branch of the law. This Code brings together in one piece of legislation all of the major aspects of the Criminal ... -
A conceptual expose of public interest litigation in post 2013 Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2015)Zimbabwe recently witnessed a new constitutional phase through the enactment of the new Constitution, which saw the introduction of the concept of Public Interest Litigation, (hereinafter referred to as PIL). Zimbabwe’s ... -
Worlds Apart: Conflicting narratives on the right to protest
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Chilling freedom of expression to the bone with a chilling offence: Case note on State v Chimakure, Kahiya & ZimInd Publishers (Pvt) Ltd Constitutional Application No. S-247-09; Judgment No S-14-13
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2016-05)This case note examines the reasoning of the Supreme Court leading to its conclusion that s 31(a)(iii) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the “Criminal Law Code”) is unconstitutional and ... -
Criminal Law Defences and the Right to Life in the New Constitution
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2016-05)This article explores the status of defences to criminal liability for causing the death of another person in the light of the nature of the right to life guarantee in section 48 of the 2013 Constitution. -
Parting the long grass: Public International law and the right to self determination
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2016-05)The right to self-determination is perhaps one of the most fundamental group rights entrenched, espoused and conferred by various international legal instruments. However, it is also axiomatic that the right to self-determination ... -
Learning from others: An insight into the experiences in the enforcement of ESC rights in comparative foreign and international law jurisdictions
(University of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal, 2016-05)This paper was originally presented at the Economic Social and Cultural Rights Symposium held on the 17th of April 2015 and was organised by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in collaboration with the Zimbabwe ... -
Constitutionality of the offence of deliberately transmitting HIV: Case note on the case of S v Mpofu & Anor CC-5-16
(The Zimbabwe Electronic Law Journal, 2017-01) -
A critical analysis of the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement system is equally available to all member states and creates a fair and level playing field
(The Zimbabwe Electronic Law Journal, 2017-04) -
Strengthening our law on child sexual abuse
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The rules of civil procedure in the Magistrates Courts of Zimbabwe: When rules of civil procedure become an enemy of justice to self-actors
(The Zimbabwe Electronic Law Journal, 2017-07) -
Strengthening legislations as a way to combat sexual harassment at workplace and in universities in Zimbabwe
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Constitutionality of the offence of deliberately transmitting HIV: Case Note on the Case of S v Ranchi HH 515-17
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018)The heading for this offence is “Deliberate transmission of HIV”. This is somewhat misleading. Although the offence can be committed if the accused actually infects the complainant,it can also be committed without proof ... -
Abuse of power and authority: rape by coercion.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018)There is a common misperception that rape can only be committed if a man uses physical violence to overpower anon-consenting woman and that the woman has physical injuries to prove that she resisted. As will be seen ... -
The right to strike in Zimbabwe in the context of the 2013 Constitution and International Law.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018)The right to strike is of cardinal importance in any labour law regime based on social justice and democracy in the workplace. It lies at the heart of the freedom of association, the right to organise and collective ... -
Judicial appointment in Zimbabwe: defining the concept of “fit and proper person.”
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018)As in other progressive jurisdictions, the Constitution of Zimbabwe provides that a person to be appointed to the office of a judge must be “a fit and proper person” although this concept is not defined in the Constitution. ...
