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Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
3y ago
BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE THAT, the Appellant hereby appeals against the whole judgment of the High Court of Zimbabwe sitting at Harare handed down by Zhou J, Charewa J, and Mushore J in case number HC 2166l2I on 16 May 2021. A copy of the judgment is attached hereto. No leave to appeal is necessary.
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT the Appellant's address for service for the purposes of this appeal is that of its legal practitioners of record, Attorney General's Office, 3rd Floor, Block A, New Government Complex, Cnr Samora Machel Avenue and Fourth Street, Harare.
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT: a ..read more
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
3y ago
Whereupon after reading documents filed of record and hearing Counsel
IT IS DECLARED THAT:
In accordance with provisions of sections 186(1) (a) and 186(2) (of the Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013) in their original form and notwithstanding provisions of Constitutional amendment number 2, second to seventeenth respondents hold office until they reach the age of seventy years, whereupon they must by operation of law retire.
The attempt to subvert the position encapsulated in the "original" section 186(1)(a) and 186(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013 is contrary to law and therefore in breac ..read more
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
4y ago
REMARKS BY CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION PRESIDENT CYRIL
RAMAPHOSA ON THE OCCASION OF AFRICA DAY
25 MAY 2020
Fellow Africans,
On this day 57 years ago, the Organisation of African Unity was born. From the beginning it was dedicated to the idea that only through unity could Africa safeguard its independence and unlock its potential.
Today we pay tribute to our forebears the founders of the OAU whose dream of greater African integration and unity has endured.
We also honour the legions of revolutionary leaders of Africa who took up the mantle ..read more
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
4y ago
PRACTICE DIRECTION 3 OF 2020
OPERATIONAL DIRECTIONS FOR THE COURTS DURING LEVEL 2 LOCKDOWN
Application
1. This practice direction is issued to replace the operational instructions
announced in Practice Directions 1 and 2 of 2020 and applies to the
Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Labour Court, the
Administrative Court, and the Magistrates’ Courts in Zimbabwe.
General Note
2. Following the proclamation on 1 May 2020 by His Excellency, the President that the country is moving into level 2 lockdown from 4 May 2020, these directions&n ..read more
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
4y ago
COMPLAINT BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
(TREATY OF ROME, ART. 15.1 AND 53)
IN THE MATTER OF
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND GENOCIDE BY DEVELOPMENT
OF OUTLAWED BIOLOGICAL WARFARE WEAPONS
BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Legal representation and election of domicile
The applicants will be represented for the purposes of this proce ..read more
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
4y ago
The papers contained herein are the final papers from the 2017 National Symposium on the Promise of the Declaration of Rights under the Constitution of Zimbabwe, held at Cresta Lodge, Harare, Zimbabwe, on 8 and 9 November 2017, under the Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programme (hereinafter ‘Zimbabwe Programme’). As to their substantive content, they analyse and expand upon the following topics: inclusive education and the rights of persons with disabilities; corporal punishment; litigating elections petitions; intellectual property rights and t ..read more
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
4y ago
The papers contained herein are the final papers from the 2017 National Symposium on the Promise of the Declaration of Rights under the Constitution of Zimbabwe, held at Cresta Lodge, Harare, Zimbabwe, on 8 and 9 November 2017, under the Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programme (hereinafter ‘Zimbabwe Programme’). As to their substantive content, they analyse and expand upon the following topics: inclusive education and the rights of persons with disabilities; corporal punishment; litigating elections petitions; intellectual property rights and t ..read more
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
4y ago
The papers contained herein are the final papers from the 2017 National Symposium on the Promise of the Declaration of Rights under the Constitution of Zimbabwe, held at Cresta Lodge, Harare, Zimbabwe, on 8 and 9 November 2017, under the Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programme (hereinafter ‘Zimbabwe Programme’). As to their substantive content, they analyse and expand upon the following topics: inclusive education and the rights of persons with disabilities; corporal punishment; litigating elections petitions; intellectual property rights and t ..read more
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
4y ago
The papers contained herein are the final papers from the 2017 National Symposium on the Promise of the Declaration of Rights under the Constitution of Zimbabwe, held at Cresta Lodge, Harare, Zimbabwe, on 8 and 9 November 2017, under the Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programme (hereinafter ‘Zimbabwe Programme’). As to their substantive content, they analyse and expand upon the following topics: inclusive education and the rights of persons with disabilities; corporal punishment; litigating elections petitions; intellectual property rights and t ..read more
Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute blogs
4y ago
The papers contained herein are the final papers from the 2017 National Symposium on the Promise of the Declaration of Rights under the Constitution of Zimbabwe, held at Cresta Lodge, Harare, Zimbabwe, on 8 and 9 November 2017, under the Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programme (hereinafter ‘Zimbabwe Programme’). As to their substantive content, they analyse and expand upon the following topics: inclusive education and the rights of persons with disabilities; corporal punishment; litigating elections petitions; intellectual property rights and t ..read more