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The study investigated the current corporate criminal liability legal system in Zambia to analyse its effectiveness in serving as a deterrent instead of a conduit pipe for corporate crime. The current legislation recognises corporations as capable of committing criminal offences. However, these...

Zambia’s Constitution (Amendment) Act, No. 2 of 2016 provides rights and places duties upon the status of citizenship. Equality and non- discrimination are recognized as national values used to interpret the Constitution and in the enactment of laws. Nevertheless, the Constitution seemingly...

This research examines the policy and legislative framework on investment expropriation in Zambia, against international law instruments. It outlines the investment policy and law on investment expropriation at the international, regional and national levels. Finally, this research identifies the...

Zambia’s social security system is comprised of contributory and non-contributory social protection programmes, the former requires contribution from both the employer and the employee while the latter is tax financed administered by the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services....

The newly established Constitutional Court of Zambia is expected to play the pivotal roles of interpreting, protecting and defending the Zambian Constitution. To do this, the Court requires appropriate jurisdiction and an adequate institutional framework. Thus, the purpose of this study was to...

Crisis of The Girl Child’s Rights: Victims of Defilement and the Zambian Courts Defilement of female children is prevalent all over Zambia. Statistics show that due to widespread concern, the number of reported cases has increased over the years. However, the increased reporting has not...

Zambia has experienced constant constitutional instability since attaining independence in 1964 to date. That is, she has since independence, never achieved a Constitution that has been regarded as legitimate, democratic and durable. To date, the quest to achieve a legitimate, democratic and...

This study examines the prospects and challenges for the inclusion of economic, social and cultural rights in the Constitution of Zambia. The argument put forward is that the most effective way of ensuring that citizens enjoy their basic rights to food, housing, safe and clean water, sanitation,...

Like many other commonwealth countries, Zambia has a written Constitution to offer guidance on how the country should be governed. Despite the availability of the Constitution, government and public officers in Zambia do not act or make decisions in line with constitutional dictates. For...