dc.contributor.author | Mapuva, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Muyengwa, L | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-15T10:37:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-01-15T10:37:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mapuva, J. & Muyengwa, L. 2012. A critique of the key legislative framework guiding civil liberties in Zimbabwe. Potchefstroom electronic law journal (PELJ) = Potchefstroomse elektroniese regsblad (PER), 15(4):125-164 [http://www.nwu.ac.za/p-per/index.html] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1727-3781 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7900 | |
dc.description.abstract | The dynamic and controversial nature of Zimbabwean politics has manifested itself
through several undemocratic practices, including restrictive legislation which sought
to diminish participatory spaces and/or curtail civil liberties. Corruption, gross human
rights violations and arbitrary decision-making processes have created a rift between
citizens and the state. This has further created space for the establishment of prodemocracy
civil society movements which have sought to mobilise citizens towards
the restoration of democracy. The desire to cling to power by the ruling elites has
seen the enactment of restrictive legislation that seeks to curtail and impinge on civil
liberties and restrict the political landscape in favour of the ruling elites. Key
legislative framework presented in this paper is within the areas of media and access
to information, individual rights and freedoms, as well as legislation pertaining to the
conduct of elections. In some cases, colonial legislation that politicians claimed to
have repealed was reincarnated, as the post-colonial dispensation asserted its
authority over its defenceless people. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Legislative framework | en_US |
dc.subject | Zimbabwe | en_US |
dc.subject | Civil liberties | en_US |
dc.subject | Elections | en_US |
dc.subject | Human rights violations | en_US |
dc.title | A critique of the key legislative framework guiding civil liberties in Zimbabwe | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |