In Zambia today, a number of international policies have been ratified; among them was the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 November 1989 and came into force on 2 September 1990. In line with this Convention...
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...
Download PDF ↓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....
Download PDF ↓Zambia has seen tremendous rise in crime. Most of the crime according to available statistical data, is crime against property because this type of crime constitutes the single largest crime category. This study restricts its scope of investigations to property crime and does not include other...
Download PDF ↓The study has been divided into three Parts. Part I traces the evolution of the idea of international mandate up to the time when the Mandate System was established. A brief survey is made at the outset of legal relations prevailing between Christian and non-Christian States of the pre-World War...
Download PDF ↓This thesis looks at the family law of one of the ethnic groups in Zambia, namely, the Lozl people. The discussion is centred on marriage and divorce. The marriage contract is one of the most complicated aspects of any customary law: the distinction between custom and law is so slim that it is...