Browsing by Subject "judiciary"
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A Conspectus of the Functions of the Judiciary under the Zimbabwe Constitution 2013
(Edinburgh University Press, 2017)This article provides an overview analysis of the relevant provisions of the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment Act 20 of 2013 (Zimbabwe Constitution 2013) that, inter alia, deals with the functions of the judiciary. To this ... -
An appraisal of the judicial enforcement of environmental protection in Zimbabwe
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a myriad of environmental challenges such as water pollution, land pollution, air pollution, illegal mining, veld fires, deforestation, land degradation, an inadequate quantity and quality ... -
Attacks on the judiciary: undercurrents of a political versus legal constitutionalism dilemma?
(PER /PELJ, 2018)A number of landmark judicial review decisions and the resultant political backlash are arguably to supportive of the claim that political and legal constitutionalism are entrenched in South Africa. The common thread in ... -
Leadership, social justice and transformation – inspire a leader
(PER, 2018)Transformation is not impossible. In 1994 there were about 150 judges in this country. Of this number, one was female and one was black. Today there are 227 judges in South Africa, of whom 82 are female and 145 male. 34% ... -
The Public Protector as a Mechanism of Political Accountability: The Extent of its Contribution to the Realisation of the Right to Access Adequate Housing in South Africa
(2017)This paper is premised on the concept of political accountability which aims to hold accountable government for its action and or omission. Political accountability encompasses a number of mechanisms such as the judiciary ... -
The role of the judiciary in advancing the right to a healthy environment : eastern and southern African perspectives
(North-West University, 2018)The right to a healthy environment has been constitutionalised in Uganda, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe. While the wording of the right in these countries broadly mirrors that of the right to a healthy environment ... -
uBuntu as a constitutional value : a social justice perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the Constitution) makes a commitment to social justice. This commitment is set against the background of a difficult and tumultuous past characterised ...