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Zambian nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Zambia, as amended; the Citizenship of Zambia Act; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Zambia.
Before Zambia gained independence the Northern Rhodesia Government Gazette was the government gazette of Northern Rhodesia. [2] The Gazette was published by the British South Africa Company from 1911 [ 3 ] until it was taken over by the Colonial Office in 1924 when they assumed responsibility for Northern Rhodesia. [ 4 ]
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.
The functions of the Judiciary include the administration of justice through resolving disputes between individuals or between individual and the state, interpreting the constitution and the laws of Zambia, promoting the rule of law, and protecting the human rights of individuals and groups. [3]
The Constitution of Zambia was formally adopted in 1991, and then amended in 2009. It gained its latest amendment on January 5th, 2016. It gained its latest amendment on January 5th, 2016. [ 1 ]
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"National Legal Deposit Library of Zambia". In Allen Kent (ed.). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. Vol. 44. New York: Marcel Dekker. ISBN 9780824720445. (Part of the National Archives) K. Kashweka (2008). "Archival legislation and the management of public records in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of the National Archives Act of ...
Lewanika and Others vs. Chiluba, was a Supreme Court of Zambia case decided in 2000, in which the Court dismissed the petition and held that the amendment limiting candidates to being at least full second generation Zambians in dispute over the 1996 election did not disqualify Kenneth Kaunda from the presidency.