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THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY AND ITS IMPORTANT ROLE OF DISPENSING JUSTICE FAIRLY AND PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS

    By Mordecai Mweene, Noel Chulu and Zindaba Lwara Introduction President Hakainde Hichilema on 17th November 2021 appointed Supreme Court Judge Mumba Malila as Chief Justice. Justice Malila took over from late Chief Justice Ireen Mambilima. President Hichilema stated that he had made the decision after considering the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission …

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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON ZLDC

(R-L)-Ngela Munalula, Michelo Muhyila. Twiza Mwaka Selemani,James Kakondo Shawa, Innocent Siachitoba, Mwina Mwenda,Leah Mtonga Ngoma and Noel Chulu. Picture by ZLDC The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) on Wednesday,16th February,2022 paid a courtesy call on the Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) where matters of mutual interests were discussed. The Corporation was represented by Ms.Leah Mtonga Ngoma …

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IT’S A DONE DEAL: ZLDC HANDS OVER, TO THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, THE PROJECT REPORT AND PROPOSED BILLS ON THE REVIEW OF THE PENAL CODE ACT CHAPTER 87 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA, AND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE ACT, CHAPTER 88 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA

   By Lina Jere, Innocent Siachitoba, Dorica Pelemba and Chiluba K. Moyo Every society defines permissible conduct and, through an established criminal justice system, attaches punishment to impermissible conduct. In Zambia, this has principally been done through the Penal Code Act and the Criminal Procedure Code Act which were enacted in 1931 and 1933 respectively. …

IT’S A DONE DEAL: ZLDC HANDS OVER, TO THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, THE PROJECT REPORT AND PROPOSED BILLS ON THE REVIEW OF THE PENAL CODE ACT CHAPTER 87 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA, AND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE ACT, CHAPTER 88 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA Read More »

GUEST ARTICLE:The New Penal Code

—————- Mr. Dickson Jere: Picture by ZLDC By Dickson Jere Bigamy – is an offence which involves marrying another person while you are already in another marriage. You get jailed in Zambia! But under the proposed new Penal Code, that law will be abolished and instead the aggrieved parties should seek civil remedies. Equally, the …

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Review of the Zambia Institute of Architects Act, Chapter 442 of the Laws of Zambia

By Inutu Akolwa, Mordecai Mweene and Mwila Chikwanda Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. The practice of architecture is employed to fulfil both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both functional and aesthetic ends. In Zambia, the institute responsible for promoting …

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THE PROPOSED CCTV PUBLIC PROTECTION LAW IN ZAMBIA: INSIGHT INTO THE BILL AND HOW IT WILL WORK

Source of an illustrative Picture: Lusaka Telecom Solutions-Property Zambia …CCTV CAMERAS TO BE REGULATED IF THE LAW IS PASSED By Inutu Akolwa, Yamikani  Ngoma and Mwila Chikwanda ON 22nd December, 2021, the Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) handed over the draft Closed-Circuit Television Public Protection Bill and Project Report to the Minister of Home Affairs …

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2021 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: EQUALITY – REDUCING INEQUALITIES, ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS

  Picture source:https://borgenproject.org/education-for-girls-in-zambia/ ‘… universal human rights begin in small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighbourhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or …

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A ZLDC REFLECTION ON THE 2021 WORLD AIDS DAY- END INEQUALITIES. END AIDS. END PANDEMICS

As we celebrate the World Aids Day, today, 1st December 2021, it is imperative that we recognise the progress that Zambia has made in addressing HIV and Aids. We should then ask ourselves “what more can we do?” to work towards achieving the global goal of ending HIV by 2030. The theme for this year …

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