Recent developments Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others: A review
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Date
2015
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Pretoria University Law Press
Abstract
This article reviews the recent judgment of the Constitutional Court of
Zimbabwe in Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others, which has been hailed with acclaim
worldwide. The review highlights three areas where the judgment makes a
significant jurisprudential contribution: first, with respect to the issue of
standing to bring a constitutional challenge under the Zimbabwean
Constitution; second, with respect to the use of international treaty law
and foreign case law; and third, in its purposive approach to the
interpretation of the relevant constitutional provisions relating to child
marriage. The regional impact of the decision is also considered in relation
to recent litigation in Tanzania.
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Locus Standi, International Law, Marriage, Children’s Rights, Constitutional Interpretation
Citation
Sloth-Nielsen, J. & Hove, K. (2015). Mudzuru & Another v The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & 2 Others: A review African Human Rights Law Journal, 15: 554-568