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With the re-introduction of Multi-partism in 1991, the National Assembly found it prudent to realign the functions of parliament with the demands of plural politics. Admittedly, the seventeen years of one party rule created some institutional limitations, which could only be addressed through the...

This thesis attempts to evaluate the legal framework for the provision of agricultural finance in Zambia. The post-independence era has witnessed a decline in resources from the mining sector and this has led to an effort by the Government to find ways to diversify the economy, in part through...

The principal objective of this study is to examine and evaluate the relationship between a written constitution and the management performance of government. The conduct of national affairs by the three arms of government, the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary will be analyzed to determine...

This study discusses the competing interests between foreign investment protection and the citizen’s right to the enjoyment of the country’s natural wealth with regard to exploitation of mineral resources. Following the cancellation of Development Agreements (DAs) under section 160 (1) of the...

This research is aimed at generating an understanding of the legal framework within which human settlements are built and managed in Zambia.It will also examine the manner in which the Zambian Government endeavours to implement its housing policies.It is therefore intended to: (i)identify the...

This world is devoted to a general survey of the legal and political aspects of the organisation of African Unity as it operates today. An attempt has been made to briefly trace the history of the O.A.U. and how it has attemted to solve disputes among its member states. The work has however,...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is the constitutional public institution established for the purpose of primarily conducting presidential and parliamentary elections in the Republic of Zambia. The ECZ consists of 5 full time commissioners, inclusive of the Chairperson, all of whom are...

This dissertation examines the juvenile criminal justice system in Zambia vis-à-vis the international protection of the children’s rights. The study examines and analyses the existing laws and ascertains the extent to which Zambian laws are compliant with the international standards set out in...

for years now everyone has imown that most of the elderly people have suffered from serious economic deprivation, that their incomes were inadequate, that inflation exacerbated the situation by reducing real incomes and eroding savings, and that the aged were one of the largest poverty groups in...

The principal objective of this study is to examine and evaluate the role of the judiciary in the enforcement of human rights in Zambia. Traditionally, the function of the judiciary is to adjudicate between two or more disputants over an issue or issues brought before the Court by either party....