Browsing Faculty of Law e-Theses Collection by Title
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Enforcement of arbitral awards and its effectiveness in the Zimbabwe mining sector
(2022)Study examined the arbitral awards enforcement and its effectiveness in the mining sector in Zimbabwe with a view to produce a model framework for the effective enforcement of arbitration awards. The study was motivated ... -
Enhancing the civil remedies regime for effective compliance enforcement in the mining sector in Zimbabwe
(2022)Zimbabwe’s mining sector is currently dominated by negative themes of smuggling of precious minerals, illicit financial flows, corruption, violence, illegal mining and environmental degradation among others. All this has ... -
Environmental, social, and governance : a new imperative for directors in Zimbabwe
(2022)The ESG movement has invaded the corporate landscape with such earthshattering velocity. ESG entered into the corporate space through both legal and non-legal initiatives. Increasingly, directors are no longer seen as ... -
An evaluation of consumer protection laws in Zimbabwe in the advent challenges imposed by the use of artificial intelligence in the banking sector
(2022)At the turn of the century‚ innovations surrounding digital technologies changed the face of doing business and took most businesses online for easier access and consumer reach. The next wave of digital disruption has ... -
Expansion of the definition of community of property in relation to the principle of stipulatio alteri: A case of widows of mine workers in Lesotho
(2017-02)This work was written by a legal practitioner who before the research was finding difficulty in defending the rights of the widows of mine workers in the courts of law in Lesotho against the application of the common law ... -
An exploration of the benefits and challenges for women in inheritance matters if men write wills nominating their wives and daughters as heirs and beneficiaries: A study in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(2017-02)This research focuses on the impact of inheritance laws on women and girls in Tanzania. The study was done to explore the benefits and challenges for women in inheritance matters if men write wills nominating their wives ... -
Exploring mechanisms of strengthening non-judicial electoral dispute resolution in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, 2022)Electoral Act [chapter 2:13] establishes judicial and non-judicial electoral dispute resolution mechanisms. In view of this development, this study examines the nonjudicial mechanisms of resolving electoral disputes. The ... -
Exploring the causes of low conviction rates in teenage and adult rape cases
(2017)This dissertation explores the response of the criminal justice system in particular the courts to teenage and adult rape cases. Trial practices are as a result investigated through court observations, perusal of court ... -
Gender and social security in Zimbabwe: An analysis of the efficacy of social security for women with disabilities in the informal sector
(2017-07)This dissertation interrogates the provision of and access to social security from a gendered perspective with particular reference to women with disabilities in the informal sector in Zimbabwe. This is an area of great ... -
Gender dimensions of accessing business loans for micro and small businesses: A case study of Chipata District in Eastern Province of Zambia
(2017)This dissertation explores why despite women traders in Chipata District in Eastern Province of Zambia being provided with business loans the end result is failure. Microfinance providers exclusively target women traders ... -
A HISTORY OF DIMINISHING RETURNS: THE PARADOX OF WOMEN’S CUSTOMARY LAND RIGHTS IN SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEME REFORMS IN MATRILINEAL SOCIETIES IN SOUTHERN MALAWI
(2012-08-02)This dissertation examines how, through Malawi’s uncritical implementation of 2 major international irrigation projects (supported at different times by both the West and the East), local and international patriarchal ... -
A human rights centered approach to labor law : analysing international labor law to address the decent work deficit in Zimbabwe
(2019)The convergence of international norms targeted at individual protection formulates part of the most substantial advances of modern international law. The consideration herein is two-fold with international labor law on ... -
The impact of urban expansion into peri-urban communal areas on rural women’s land Rights: A case study of Seke Communal Area, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017)The author of this dissertation is a lawyer with a background of a rural upbringing and is very alive to the embeddedness of rural women’s lives in land for livelihoods and fosters a desire to improve their land rights. ... -
The impact of urban expansion into peri-urban communal areas on rural women’s land Rights: A case study of Seke Communal Area, Zimbabwe
(2017)The author of this dissertation is a lawyer with a background of a rural upbringing and is very alive to the embeddedness of rural women’s lives in land for livelihoods and fosters a desire to improve their land rights. ... -
Independence and efficiency of electoral commissions in Africa: A case study of South Africa and Zimbabwe
(2019)Elections are critical in a democratic society. International, regional and sub regional instruments recognise the importance of free and fair election. Two things are critical; (i) the rules of engagement; and (ii) election ... -
Interogating the application of criminal sanctions in the enforcement of mining law in Zimbabwe
(2022)The grounds for determination which inspired this research was the need to make a critical analysis on the effectiveness of the use of criminal sanctions to enforce mining law in Zimbabwe. The two main objectives under ... -
Interrogating marriage as an organizing framework in land based businesses: A Case Study of women horticulture farmers in Ward 25, Nyadire District, Mutoko, Zimbabwe
(2016-10)This study explores married women’s rights and entitlements in horticulture businesses located in irrigation schemes in Ward 25 in Nyadire District, Mutoko, Zimbabwe. The study is primarily directed at understanding the ... -
Interrogating the legal regime for free, prior and informed consent and community rights in the context of mining activities in Zimbabwe
(2022)Th concept of free, prior and informed consent has gained traction globally, particularly in states where development has clashed with communities. This research has interrogated the nature and scope of this concept, and ...
