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The Court ranks equivalently or at par the Supreme Court of Zambia. The judicial decision of the Constitutional Court of Zambia is final and non-appealable to the Supreme Court. Subject to Article 28, this Court does not hear bill of rights because the 2016 Referendum failed to gainer sufficient votes to amend the Bill of Rights.
The Supreme Court of Zambia is the country's apex court on all matters, except those related to the constitution. Until 2016, the court was the highest court on all matters, but following the adoption of a new constitution in 2016, the Constitutional Court of Zambia was created with jurisdiction on matters related to the constitution and elections.
From Chingola in Zambia's copperbelt region, lead claimant Dominic Liswaniso Lungowe and another 1,825 Zambian citizens [3] claimed that Vedanta Resources plc had breached its duty of care to ensure that its Zambian subsidiary, Konkola Copper Mines Plc, ("KCM") would not harm the environment and local communities.
The Ministry of Justice in Zambia has six departments: [2] Department of Human Resource and Administration; Legislative Drafting and Law Revision Department; Department of the International Law and Agreements; Department of Civil Litigation, Debt Collection and Prerogative of Mercy; Department of Administrator-General and Official Receiver
If the lawyer filling out the Case Information Statement makes a mistake, or if circumstances change or new information is discovered, the party wishing to amend the statement may do so by making a motion to the judge in charge of the case. Some courts use the term Cover Sheet for this document, but the content and purpose is the same.
Later that year, 1,826 Zambians obtained permission from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in its Lungowe v Vedanta Resources plc ruling to sue Vedanta for local water pollution caused by KCM that started in 2005. [5] Also in 2019, Lusaka High Court of Zambia blocked the sale of Konkola's assts by the company's liquidator.
The Ministry of Local Government is a ministry in Zambia.It is headed by the Minister of Local Government. In 2012 the Environmental Protection portfolio was transferred to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and the Early Education portfolio to the Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education, with the department renamed the Ministry of ...
Zambia is divided into ten provinces. [1] The provinces are further subdivided into districts. The Provincial Administration is headed by a Provincial Minister, who is appointed by the President, and is responsible for overseeing the implementation of government policies and coordinating the activities of various government departments within the province.