Zambias final draft constitution released lusaka voice. Speaker, i beg to move that the house do now resolve into committee of supply on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the year 1st january 2014 to. The same census says that more than 80 per cent are engaged in agriculture, making it by far. Constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january 2016 source. In the high court for zambia hpr03 2014 at the principal registry holden at lusaka criminal jurisdiction between. On 27 february 2014, the opposition alliance was formed to field a common candidate in the 2016 elections. With regards to commercial activities in zambia, it is the local statutes that take priority. Continuous effect of constitution part ii sovereignty 4. The implications of zambias draft constitution for maternal mortality january 2015 in zambia, induced abortion termination of pregnancy is legal when carried out by a registered medical practitioner who believes that continuing a pregnancy involves a risk to the life of the. The constitution required that elections be held within 90 days of the death of an incumbent president. Here is the amended constitution signed by edgar lungu on january 5, 2016. Data analysis shows that child mar riage is highest in northern province, muchinga, and parts of the copperbelt provinces see figure 2.
Laws of zambia part iii national values, principles and. Zambias enviable democratic record has, between 2014 and 2017, been challenged by an. The government has now published the draft constitution of zambia after persistent demands by civil society and other members of public. Zambia is revising its constitution, and contentious con stitutional issues will be put to a referendum in conjunction with the 2016 presidential and legislative elections. Its constitution building history can be divided into post independence and post cold war periods. Constitution of zambia, 1991 an act to provide for a new constitution of the republic of zambia and to repeal the constitution of zambia act, 1973, and the constitution scheduled thereto, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. Child marriage hotspots in zambia a child marriage hotspot is a district where child marriage is most likely to occur. The constitution of zambia act, 1991 and the constitution in the schedule to that act, are repealed in so far as they form part of the laws of zambia.
The bill of rights is fundamental to zambia s democracy and guarantees the human respect and dignity of all citizens, mr chipenzi said. Zambia formerly the territory of northern rhodesia was administered by the british south africa company from 1891 until it was taken over by the uk in 1923. On this page you can read or download zambian constitution 2016 pdf download in pdf format. This is just an act of parliament that has made amendments changes to the 1991 constitution.
This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment act, 2016, and shall be read as one with the constitution of zambia, in this act referred to as the constitution. Constitution of the republic of mozambique meeting the ageold desires of our people, the armed struggle for national liberation, whose purpose was to liberate the land and man, brought together all the patriotic sectors of mozambican society in the same ideals of freedom, unity, justice and progress. Substitution of article 76 of the namibian constitution 19. Article 38 of the constitution is amended by the insertion of the words as prescribed immediately after the word adoption. Constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january. The constitution has undergone several amendments since the. On the 15 th of january 2014 the zambian watchdog and lusaka times released a leaked copy of the final draft constitution which was reportedly handed to president sata. Nov 24, 2015 on this page you can read or download zambian constitution 2018 pdf in pdf format. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january 2016. Constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january 2016 download pdf constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015 5 january 2016. There is a high risk of corruption in zambias land administration. From 1890 to 1911, northeastern and northwestern rhodesia had five promulgation. Subject to this act, the constitution shall come into operation on the date of assent by the president.
Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. In todays final part of our constitutional history, i will enumerate the events that have taken place regarding the zambian constitution since 1964. Macdonald chipenzi richard sakala 1st applicant 2nd applicant simon mwanza 3rd applicant and the people respondent before the honorable mr. From a justice system to a just system by muna ndulo professor of law, cornell law school and director of.
The constitution required that elections be held within 90 days of the death of an. Parliament may make provision for the establishment of a citizenship board to deal with any of the matters falling under the provisions of articles 7. This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the. Statutory instrument no 38 of 2018 the banking and financial services act commencement order, 2018 commencementorderbfsa2017. Acting justice minister ngosa simbyakula announced this in parliament saying the launch of the final draft constitution coincides with the countrys golden jubilee which falls on 24th october, 2014 tomorrow. Columns the zambian presidency and the constitution.
Article 46 of the constitution is amended by the insertion of the words as prescribed immediately after the word ballot. Investment uide 2015 zambia 7 with the zambian written laws. Jul 05, 2016 on this page you can read or download download pdf social studies grade 8 zambia in pdf format. Natlex, the ilos database featuring national laws on. Amendment of article 75 of the namibian constitution 18. Jan 29, 2016 the 1991 constitution, as amended by act 18 of 1996, therefore remained in place leaving a general sense of dissatisfaction not only on the part of government but also on the part of civil society, the general public and the opposition political parties, who increasingly called for a fully people driven process as the only route to a legitimate. Jan 09, 2016 here is the amended constitution signed by edgar lungu on january 5, 2016. Nevertheless, this footprint is not quite what it promises to be. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. An act to amend the constitution of the republic of uganda in accordance with articles.
Chali in open court, at lusaka, the 4th day of december, 2014. Zambias land administration is one of the most corrupted institutions in the country zbpi 2014. The constitution guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms for all persons within the state partys territory. The document was retained by the ministry of justice until late 2014, when then. Law association of zambia annual meeeting livingstone, zambia april 27, 2012 judicial reform, constitutionalism, and the rule of law in zambia. Government of the republic of zambia grzunited nations. Amendment of article 79 of the namibian constitution 21.
Historically, the concept of a bill of rights as a statement of basic individual freedoms derives in part from the english bill of rights, passed in 1689. However, early 2015, zambia began experiencing a serious energy shortage due to the poor 20142015 rain season, which resulted in low water levels at the kariba dam and other major dams. The government was able to amend the constitution at will, as it maintained a necessary. Jan 08, 2016 please note that the constitution is not necessarily a new constitution but is an amendment of the 1991 constitution. Zambias constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2016. Situation report january 2014 zambia s constitution making process addressing the impasse and future challenges zambia s constitution making exercise initiated in 2011 is at a critical crossroads because of ambiguities over the modes of validating the draft document, and eventually adopting and enacting the final constitution. The former president, michael sata, had a short tenure as he died in office in october 2014. Constitutional court decisions zambia legal information. They discuss hybrid constitutionalism chen 2014 as systems in which authoritarian and liberal. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Priscilla banda, nastad zambia country director, and dr. Zambia had one of the worlds fastest growing economies for the ten years up to 2014, with real gdp growth averaging roughly 6. General elections were held in zambia on 11 august 2016 to elect the president and national assembly. A person who was a citizen of zambia, immediately before the commencement of this constitution, shall continue to be a citizen 5 of zambia and shall retain the same citizenship category from the date the citizenship was acquired. The party constitution states that a presidential candidate is to be. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
Insertion of article 73a of the namibian constitution 17. One of president satas promises in the runup to his election in 2011 was the adoption of a new constitution. There is a need for pentecostals to push back against this idea that the faith should be. This is why it is called the constitution of zambia amendment act of 2016. The constitution of zambia amendment bill, 2019 bill 10 appears to have some footprints of the pentecostal mindset in so far as the declaration of zambia as a christian nation is concerned. The availability of budget documents contains a series of four tables that allow the researcher to examine and map the public availability and dissemination of its countrys key budget documents i. Zambia 2 the republic consists of the territory defined in an act of parliament. On 11 august 2016, zambia held elections for the presidency.
President lungu was sworn in on 25 january 2015 to serve the rest of president satas term until the next presidential, parliamentary and local government elections in 2016. Draft constitution now renamed the constitution amendment bill of 2015. Extent of corruption while progress has been made in terms of control of corruption in the last decade, zambia continues to face major corruption and governance challenges, as reflected by main governance and corruption indicators. The constitution of zambia acts of parliament subsidiary legislation. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia amendment act, 2015, and shall be read as one with the constitution of zambia, in thisact referred to as the constitution. Africa zambia the world factbook central intelligence. Amendment of article 78 of the namibian constitution 20. The name was changed to zambia upon independence in 1964. In 1911 northern western and eastern rhodesia were amalgamated into northern under. The national agricultural investment plan 2014 2018 is the central piece of zambia s current. The constitution of zambia was formally adopted in 1991 and amended in 2009 and last amended in 2016 references. This act may be cited as the constitution of zambia. Please note that the constitution is not necessarily a new constitution but is an amendment of the 1991 constitution.
Zambias constitution of 1991 with amendments through. This necessitated a presidential by election in january 2015, in which the new pf leader, the. Namibian constitution third amendment 8 of 2014 16. A comparison of prevailing royalty rates in 2014 shows that, at 6 percent, zambia. The zambian case offers an interesting example of an attempt to stabilize. From 1990 to 2011, zambia underwent four constitution building. The constitution of zambia zambia online news site. According to the zambia 2000 population and housing census, which collected data on disability, 2.
Constitutional amendment act, 2015 uganda legal information. Namibian constitution third amendment act 8 of 2014. Jul 05, 2016 on this page you can read or download social studies grade 8 book zambia in pdf format. Download zambias new constitution as amended elias. The implications of zambias draft constitution for maternal. Perhaps the most important difference, however, is that in its 1964 constitution, zambia rejected enforceable cabinet responsibility, and. Zambia which was a british colony from 1890 have had many constitution changes. Harold witola, zambia national hivaidsstitb council. Constitution of zambia amendment 2016act no 2 as you can see from the title and provisions, this is not a new constitution. These topic pages provide a quick overview and easy access to all content that can be found on ace for any give topic of interest weather encyclopaedia files, electoral materials, comparative data, consolidated replies, case studies, or other. Constitution of zambia, chapter 1 of the laws of zambia. Presidential elections were held in zambia on 20 january 2015 to elect a president to serve the remainder of the term of president michael sata, following his death on 28 october 2014. The zambia independence constitution was protected by a referendum clause. It came into force through the zambia independence act of 1964.
On 18 november, scott announced the election date, which also launched the campaigning period. Zambia s economic growth in 2015 is projected to be maintained at the 2014 level estimated at 5. Final zambia sanitation policy case study for discussion. Constitutional development in zambia can be traced back to the british colonial times, especially from the beginning of the 1950s. Jan 05, 2016 zambian constitution changes set rules for august elections. And for our constitution and the office of the president, we have to ensure that we protect zambia against any diluted loyalties or even claims of being a patriotic zambian when the potential for. National flag, national anthem, public seal and coat of arms. What is clear is that we are not going to have a new constitution before 2016 because the time has run out. He told the house that the roadmap would be determined in article 79 of the constitution of zambia to stand the test of time.
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