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It is estimated that over three quarters of a million people are killed and tens of millions are injured on the roads in low-income countries each year* and Zambia is no exception. Many, if not most, will come from poor households particularly vulnerable to the risk of road trauma and its...

The right to health is a fundamental right that requires full respect and protection for every individual. It is even more important that children are adequately guaranteed this right. This research is an insight into the lives of children. It looks at the right to health of a Zambian child and...

This research analyses what constitutes corroboration in defilement cases in Zambia. There are many challenges in the Zambian criminal justice systems. These challenges inhibit the efficient and effective delivery of justice. One such challenge is the technicality of corroboration rules in...

In Zambia, as in most common law countries the judiciary is generally given a considerable latitude of freedom in ascertaining the appropriate punishment for an offence. In the majority of cases, the trial judge or magistrate has the power to impose or sentence ranging from an absolute discharge...

Persons with disabilities, specifically the physically disabled constitutes the largest group of the population comprising 35.2 percent of persons with disabilities, with a larger part living in rural areas. They have been and continue to be marginalized as a result of prejudice and as such they...

This essay critically analyses the influence of feminist jurisprudence on Zambian laws relating to domestic violence. It focuses specially on domestic violence against women and thoroughly discusses provisions in the Zambian laws that purport to address the issue of domestic violence. The essay...

In the wake of the continued dechne in the Zambian economy in general, dwindling financial assistance from the Central Government and the ever increasing growth of population in urban areas, it has become clear that local Governments require effective and sustainable sources of revenue. It is...

This essay recognises that torture is expressly outlawed and is illegal under Zambian law. Despite it being illegal it is widely practiced by the law enforcement officers on the accused person in a bid to obtain incriminating statements from them. The essay proceeds to advance arguments that the...