A Guide to the Zimbabwean Law of Delict

Abstract

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 South African and English cases.

This Guide should be read together with South African textbooks such as: PQR Boberg The Law of Delict 1: Aquilian Liability (1984) J Burchell Principles of Delict (1993) J Neethling, JM Potgieter and PJ Visser Law of Personality (1996) J Burchell The Law of Defamation in South Africa (1985) PJ Visser and JM Potgieter Law of Damages (Juta 2003)