Electoral Law, the Constitution and Democracy in Zimbabwe: a critique of Jealousy Mbizvo Mawarire v Robert Mugabe N.O and 4 Others CCZ 1/13.

The Zimbabwean elections held on the 31st of July 2013 were a direct consequence of the ruling that was handed down by the Constitutional Court in the case of Jealousy Mawarire v Robert Gabriel Mugabe N.O and 4 Others. 1 These elections were of great importance in that they marked the end of the Go...

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Main Authors: Manyatera, Gift, Hamadziripi, Chengetai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Midlands State University 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/906
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Summary:The Zimbabwean elections held on the 31st of July 2013 were a direct consequence of the ruling that was handed down by the Constitutional Court in the case of Jealousy Mawarire v Robert Gabriel Mugabe N.O and 4 Others. 1 These elections were of great importance in that they marked the end of the Government of National Unity which was constituted under the Global Political Agreement.2 Moreover, the 2013 elections marked the beginning of a new constitutional dispensation in Zimbabwe as the elections would see the coming into operation of most of the provisions of the new 2013 Constitution.