CCZ 2020-02 Chani v Mwayera J & Others

(08/01/2020)

COURT WATCH 14/2020 - Reminder: Con Court Judges Interviews - Monday 28th September

COURT WATCH 14/2020

[26th September 2020]

Public Interviews of Candidates for Appointment as

Judges of the Constitutional Court:
Monday 28th September at Meikles Hotel

The public interviews of the following candidates for appointment will take place on Monday 28th September in the Stewart Room at Meikles Hotel, Harare.

Constitution Watch 10/2020 - Con Court Orders Implementation of section 210 of Constitution

CONSTITUTION WATCH 10/2020

[24th September 2020]

Court Case to Compel Implementation of Section 210 of Constitution

Success At Last

Section 210 of the Constitution states:

“An Act of Parliament must provide an effective and independent mechanism for receiving and investigating complaints from members of the public about misconduct on the part of members of the security services, and for remedying any harm caused by such misconduct.”

CCZ-14 Chironga & Another v Minister of Justice, Legal & Parliamentary Affairs & Others CCZ 14/20

HLATSHWAYO JCC: One of the crucial elements of the new constitutional dispension ushered in by the 2013 Constitution is to make a decisive break from turning a blind eye to constitutional obligations. To achieve this goal, the drafters of the Zimbabwean Constitution Amendment (No.20) Act, 2013 (“the Constitution”) adopted the rule of law and supremacy of the Constitution as some of the core founding values and principles of our constitutional democracy.

GN 2020-2444 - Constitutional Court Calendar 2021

IT is hereby notified that the Chief Justice has, in terms of paragraph 18(4)(b) (Part 4) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of Zimbabwe as read with section 27 of the Supreme Court Act [Chapter 7:13], directed that the sitting and vacation of the Constitutional Court during the year 2021 shall be as specified in the Schedule.

SI 2020-206 Constitutional Court (Amendment) Rules, 2020 (No. 2)

IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has, in terms of subparagraph (iv)(a) of paragraph 18 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution approved the following rules:—

1. These rules may be cited as the Constitutional Court (Amendment) Rules, 2020 (No. 2).

2.

COURT WATCH 13/2020 - Public Interviews of Candidates for Appointment as Judges of Constitutional Court

COURT WATCH 13/2020

[4th September 2020]

Postponement to Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th September:
Public Interviews of Candidates for Appointment as

Judges of Constitutional Court

COURT WATCH 11/2020 - Public Interviews For Five Constitutional Court Judges

COURT WATCH 11/2020

[8th August 2020]

Public Interviews for Five Constitutional Court Judges

Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th September

COURT WATCH 10/2020 - Separation of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court

COURT WATCH 10/2020

[15th June 2020]

Separation of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court

Reminder: Deadline for Nominations for Five Vacancies for Constitutional Court Judges is 30th June

Introduction

COURT WATCH 09-2020 - Five ConCourt Vacancies- JSC Invites Public Nominations

COURT WATCH 9/2020

[5th June 2020]

Five Vacancies on Constitutional Court:

JSC Invites Public to Nominate Candidates to Fill Them

Five vacancies have existed on the Constitutional Court since 22nd May.

JSC Invites Public to Nominate Candidates for 5 Constitutional Court Vacancies

The Judicial Service Commission [JSC] has published a Position Advertisement announcing five vacancies in the Constitutional Court and inviting members of the public, in terms of section 180(4)(b) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, to nominate suitably qualified persons to fill these positions. The advertisement states the qualifications for appointment as a Constitutional Court judge and the procedure for submitting nominations to the JSC. The complete advertisement is the first downloadable document below.

CCZ 2020-04 - Gonese & Another v Parliament of Zimbabwe & 4 Others - Constitutional Court Judgment of 31 March 2020

CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT (No. 1) ACT, 2017 NOT PROPERLY PASSED BY PARLIAMENT

CCZ 2019-21 Nelson Chamisa and 24 Ors v Emmerson Mnangagwa - Election Petition

FULL JUDGMENT

MALABA CJ: On 24 August 2018 the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) handed down the abridged version of the judgment in the case in which the applicant challenged the validity of the Presidential election held on 30 July 2018.

Parliamentary Committees Series 37/2019 - Public Hearings Next Week on Constitutional Court and Coroner's Office Bills

BILL WATCH

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 37/2019

[8th October 2019]

Public Hearings Monday 14th, Tuesday 15th & Thursday 17th October

CORONER’S OFFICE BILL and

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BILL

Constitutional Court Bill H.B. 11, 2019

Memorandum

Constitutional Court is a creature of the Constitution established in terms of section 166 of the Constitution. Courts are generally created by the Constitution. Section 167 of the Constitution provides for the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court.

SI 2019-193 Constitutional Court (Amendment) Rules, 2019 (No. 1)

IT is hereby notifi ed that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has, in terms of paragraph 18(4)(a) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution approved the following rules of court made by the Chief Justice for regulating the proceedings of the Constitutional Court:—

GN 2019-1477 Constitutional Court Calendar 2020

General Notice 1477 of 2019.

CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE

SUPREME COURT ACT [CHAPTER 7:13]

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Constitutional Court Calendar 2020

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CCZ 2019-10 - S v Chokuramba (Corporal Punishment)

The constitutional matter before the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) for determination is whether s 353 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] (“the Act”) is constitutionally invalid.

Court Watch 4/2019 - Prosecutor-General Appointment Gazetted and Court Decisions Affecting National Prosecuting Authority

COURT WATCH 4/2019

[26th February 2019]

Appointment of Mr Kumbirai Hodzi as Prosecutor-General Gazetted:

Disengagement of Police and Military Prosecutors

CCZ 2018-10 Gonese & J Majome v President of Zimbabwe & Others

REPORTABLE (8)

INNOCENT GONESE (2) JESSIE MAJOME

v

PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE (2) PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE (3) MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING N.O.

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ZIMBABWE

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