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The Judicial Institution in Zimbabwe
University of Cape Town and Siber Ink
April 24, 2004

Contents
1        INTRODUCTION
2        THE CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE

2.1     Chapter III: The Declaration of Rights
2.2     Chapter VIII: The judiciary

3        THE SUPERIOR COURT STRUCTURES

3.1     The Zimbabwe Supreme Court

3.1.1  The land issue in court
3.1.2  The General Laws Amendment Act 2 of 2002
3.1.3  Tsvangirai v Registrar-General of Elections
3.1.4  Conclusions

3.2     The High Courts

3.2.1  The election petitions
3.2.2  Morgan Tsvangirai v Robert Gabriel Mugabe & others
3.2.3  Criminal charges against Morgan Tsvangirai
3.2.4  The arrests of retired Judge Blackie and Judge Paradza
3.2.5  Conclusions

3.3     The Administrative Court
3.4     The administration of Zimbabwean courts
3.5     The Zimbabwe Law Society

4        THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

4.1     Clemency orders
4.2     Government by regulation and proclamation
4.3     Repressive legislation allowing for executive abuse of powers

4.3.1  Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
4.3.2  Public Order and Security Act
4.3.3  Conclusions

4.4     Magistrates' Courts
4.5     Office of the Public Prosecutor
4.6     Police inaction and impunity

5        CONCLUSIONS

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