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t. e. The Supreme Court of Zambia is the country's apex court on all matters, except those related to the constitution. Until 2016, the court was the highest court on all matters, but following the adoption of a new constitution in 2016, the Constitutional Court of Zambia was created with jurisdiction on matters related to the constitution and ...
Supreme Court, Lusaka. The Supreme Court of Zambia is the final Court of appeal and has the final say in all legal matters, including the interpretation of the Constitution. It consists of the Chief Justice, the Deputy Chief Justice and seven or more Supreme Court Judges. It is located in Independence Avenue, Lusaka. [4]
Supreme Court of Angola. appointed by the president. Constitutional Court of Angola. Four are appointed by the President, four by the National Assembly, two by the Superior Council of the Judiciary, and one elected by the public. 11. Antigua and Barbuda. Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
She was born in 1956. Her father is the late Mainza Chona (1930 to 2001), one-time Vice President of Zambia (1970 to 1973) and Zambia's ambassador to China (1984 to 1989). In 1979, she graduated from the University of Zambia, School of Law, with a Bachelor of Laws. She was admitted to Zambia Bar in 1981.
University of Zambia, (LL.B) School of Oriental and African Studies, (LL.M) Irene Chirwa Mambilima (March 31, 1952 – June 20, 2021) [2] was the Chief Justice of Zambia from 2015 until her death in 2021. She also served as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia and presided over the 2006 and 2011 general elections and the January ...
Lewanika and Others vs. Chiluba, was a Supreme Court of Zambia case decided in 2000, in which the Court dismissed the petition and held that the amendment limiting candidates to being at least full second generation Zambians in dispute over the 1996 election did not disqualify Kenneth Kaunda from the presidency.
In its judgment delivered on 10 April 2019, the Supreme Court unanimously held that Vedanta Resources plc could be sued in England, applying Zambian law although this was agreed to share similar principles to English tort law. There was an arguable case that Vedanta Resources plc, as the parent company, had assumed responsibility or had a duty ...
Politics of Zambia. The politics of Zambia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president of Zambia is head of state, head of government and leader of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government, while legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.