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DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY FOR RESTORATION AND EMPOWERMENT & ORS v SAUNYAMA NO & ORS 2018 (2) ZLR 603 (CC)

2018 (2) ZLR p603

Citation

2018 (2) ZLR 603 (CC)

Case No

Judgment No. CC-9-18

Court

Constitutional Court, Harare

Judge

Malaba CJ, Gwaunza DCJ, Garwe JCC, Makarau JCC, Gowora JCC, Hlatshwayo JCC, Patel JCC, Guvava JCC & Bhunu JCC

Heard

23 May 2018

Judgment

17 October 2018

Counsel

L T Biti, for the applicants
O Zvedi, for the respondents

Case Type

Constitutional application

Annotations

Flynote

Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – fundamental human rights and freedoms – freedom to demonstrate and present petitions peacefully (s 59) – infringed by power given to regulating authority to ban demonstrations – derogation of right not justifiable under s 86(2)

Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – fundamental human rights and freedoms – derogations from – when justifiable – approach to follow in determining whether derogation is constitutional

Statutes – Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 7:11] – power given to regulating authority to ban demonstrations (s 27) – infringes right under s 59 of the Constitution to demonstrate peacefully – not a permissible derogation of right

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