All posts by Dr. Munyonzwe Hamalengwa
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Zambians deliberately deprived of the First Drafts of important legal history: the Eligibility Petition
Newspapers were said to be the first drafters of history. They recorded contemporaneously the events as they purportedly happened. Then came cameras, television, video tapping...
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The unsettled history of the land question: Zambia beware
“When the missionaries came to Africa, they had the Bible and we had the land. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed....
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Science of judicial studies: the Constitutional Court of Zambia
If one deployed research methods used in western countries to unmask the character and behaviour of African judiciaries and judges respectively, specifically the Constitutional Court...
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Sangwa should be lionised, not demonised
It is my submission that awarding costs in high stakes public interest constitutional litigation is unconstitutional and is tantamount to evisceration of the right to...
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Kambwili’s acquittal signals total political take-over of our criminal justice system
The acquittal of honourable Chishimba Kambwili on defamation charges on Friday May 14, 2021 signals the complete political take-over of Zambia’s criminal justice system in...
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The Fact that the Highest Court in the land makes a decision doesn’t necessarily mean that the decision is correct
The fact that the highest court in the land with original and final jurisdiction has made a decision does not necessarily mean that that decision...
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ConCourt proceedings must be televised to enhance transparency, accountability as part of new monitoring and evaluation imperative
It is my submission that televising, video taping, audio taping and or controlled public ZOOM participation of or in Constitutional Court proceedings would enhance rather...
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Chauvin’s chauvinism and justice in America: are there any paralles in Zambia?
If you have a different view that there are parallels in the selective disproportionate violent use of criminal law by law enforcement based on race...
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Has Lungu appointed three new ConCourt judges as secret weapons in his unconstitutional third term bid?
It is my opinion that President Edgar Lungu has all of a sudden appointed three new judges to the Constitutional Court of Zambia in order...
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ConCourt will stop Lungu from his third term bid
Hypothetically, the ConCourt would be within its constitutional powers to stop Lungu from his suicidal third term bid. Finally, there are only three super forces...
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