Skip to document content Skip to main menu Skip to search

Constitutional Court of Zambia - 2023 August

2 judgments
Advanced search
Skip past years
Skip past months
Filters
Skip to results
2 judgments
August 2023
Zambia Community Development Initiative Programme v Attorney General (2022/CCZ/0025) [2023] ZMCC 27 (3 August 2023)
An originating‑summons challenge to seizures involving a former President was dismissed as personalised, contentious and improper for exclusive constitutional interpretation.
  • Constitutional interpretation — originating summons — personalisation and contentiousness — immunity of former President (Article 98) — seizure vs investigation — jurisdictional threshold.
3 August 2023
Zulu v Chilufya and Ors (2022/CCZ/0027) [2023] ZMCC 7 (3 August 2023)
Originating Summons improperly used to raise personalised constitutional issues; matter dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and abuse of process.
  • Constitutional Court jurisdiction; Article 128(1) interpretation jurisdiction; Article 180(4)(c) and (8); mode of commencement—Originating Summons v petition; personalised and contentious constitutional questions; review of Subordinate Court decisions; abuse of court process.
3 August 2023