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New Law Society of Zimbabwe President http://www.radiovop.com 17/01/2011 11:23:00 Harare, January 17, 2011 – Prominent human rights lawyer and Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) board chairperson Tinoziva Bere has been elected the new Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) president. Prior to his elevation Bere of Bere Brothers Legal Practitioners based in Mutare was LSZ’s vice …
Landmark SADC torture ruling http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Own Correspondent Saturday 15 January 2011 HARARE – The SADC Tribunal has awarded damages of nearly US$17 million to nine Zimbabwean torture victims, in a landmark ruling that yet again exposes Harare’s flagrant disregard of the rule of law. The judgment handed down on 9 December 2010 followed …
Zim should compensate violence victims –– Tribunal http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 13 January 2011 18:47 Paidamoyo Muzulu THE NAMIBIAN-based Sadc Tribunal has adjudged that Zimbabwe is undermining the rule of law and violating the founding principles of the bloc by refusing to pay compensation to nine victims of state-sponsored violence and torture over the past decade.The judgment …
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SADC court says Zim government undermining rule of law http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell14 January 2011 The human rights Tribunal of the Southern African region has ruled that the Zimbabwe government is undermining the rule of law, by refusing to pay compensation to nine victims of state sponsored political violence …
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RESPECT CONSTITUTIONAL SOVEREIGNTY OF JUDGES We publish here the full text of the speech made by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku at the opening of the 2011 Legal Year in Harare yesterday. Mr Anderson Allow me to recognise and acknowledge the presence of: · The Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs; · …
LEAVE US ALONE – JUDICIARY The Herald 11 January 2011 Court Reporter Courts of law are not political tribunals and the executive and the legislature should not interfere with the judiciary on matters pending before the courts, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku has said. This, he said, was central to the independence …
Controversial magistrate collapses in court, dies in hospital http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Lance Guma13 January 2011 Samuel Zuze, a Chipinge magistrate notorious for his bias against MDC supporters, collapsed in court on Wednesday and was pronounced dead at St Peter’s Hospital in Checheche, the local MP has confirmed. Chipinge East MP Mathias Mlambo, also a victim of …
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LAND: SUPREME COURT CASE SETTLES ALL LEGAL ISSUES The Herald 12 January 2011 Assistant News Editor THE Supreme Court has settled all legal issues raised in the constitutional applications regarding land acquisition that were still pending in the superior court, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku has said. Officially opening the 2011 Legal …
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Parliament, executive must respect the judiciary – Chidyausiku http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Reagan MashavaveMonday, 10 January 2011 15:20 HARARE – Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku on Monday called on the executive and parliament to desist from hearing or commenting on matters that are before the courts saying the two arms of government should respect the judiciary’s constitutional role. …
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Magistrate’s arrest sparks fury http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 23/12/2010 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter MAGISTRATES accused police of “bully tactics” on Thursday following the arrest of Manicaland’s Provincial Magistrate Billiard Musakwa and a prosecutor on corruption charges. The Magistrates’ Association of Zimbabwe called on Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri to step in following last weekend’s arrests in Mutare. Musakwa discharged …