Assessing Progress in the Implementation of Zimbabwe&#039;s New Constitution

Prof. Dr. Oliver C. Ruppel; Dr. Kathrin M. Scherr; Alexander D. Berndt

doi:10.5771/9783845283746

Summary

This publication is a timely and careful response to some of the opportunities and challenges that Zimbabwe is currently facing. The contributions are an outflow from the conference held in March 2015 in Harare, entitled „Assessing Progress in the Implementation of Zimbabwe’s New Constitution: National, Regional and Global Perspectives“.

Also by drawing from comparative perspectives, the contributors, who include policy-makers, members of the judiciary, and constitutional law experts, both Zimbabwean and international, reflect among others on the challenge of constitutional alignment, the role of the civil and security services in a constitutional democracy and the role of institutions such as independent commissions and related institutions in entrenching a democratic culture and the rule of law. This publication aims to foster an open intellectual and legal dialogue on Zimbabwe’s new Constitution and what it means in daily practice for the people of Zimbabwe.

With contributions by:

Alexander Berndt, Brian D. Crozier, Val A. Ingham-Thorpe, Ulrich Klöckner, Derek Matyszak, Khulekani Moyo, Jacob Francis Mudenda, Teresa P. Mugadza, Elasto H. Mugwadi, Irene Petras, Oliver C. Ruppel, Kathrin Maria Scherr, Georg Schmidt, Annel M. Silungwe, Oskar Wermter SJ, Rüdiger Wolfrum

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2017
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-4154-0
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-8374-6
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Recht und Verfassung in Afrika - Law and Constitution in Africa
Volume: 32
Language: English
Pages: 440
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 12
1. Welcome No access Pages 13 - 17 Georg Schmidt
2. Keynote Address No access Pages 18 - 24 Jacob Francis Mudenda
3. Conference Report No access Pages 25 - 36 Alexander Berndt, Kathrin Maria Scherr
1. The Constitution-making Process in Zambia No access Pages 37 - 50 Annel M. Silungwe
2. Constitutionalism and Constitutional Reform: Selected Aspects from a Regional Perspective No access Pages 51 - 83 Oliver C. Ruppel
3. The Legitimacy of Constitution-making from an International Law Perspective No access Pages 84 - 98 Rüdiger Wolfrum
1. Executive Compliance with Zimbabwe’s New Constitution No access Pages 99 - 127 Derek Matyszak
2. Progress in the Implementation of the New Zimbabwean Constitution No access Pages 128 - 135 Irene Petras
3. The Role of the Church(es) in the Promotion of the Rule of Law and Democracy in Zimbabwe No access Pages 136 - 161 Oskar Wermter
4. The Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights under Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution: Opportunities and Challenges No access Pages 162 - 186 Khulekani Moyo
1. The Role of Constitutional Commissions in Zimbabwe’s New Constitution No access Pages 187 - 196 Teresa P. Mugadza
2. The Independent Commissions: Success or Failure? No access Pages 197 - 230 A. Ingham-Thorpe, B. D. Crozier
3. The Role of Independent Commissions with Particular Reference to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission No access Pages 231 - 248 E. H. Mugwadi
Appendix Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013 No access Pages 249 - 440