Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe - 2020 January

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January 2020
Direct access refused where applicant failed to show interests of justice; inquest and trial complaints were non-constitutional or remediable on appeal.
Constitutional procedure – direct access – requirements of r 21(3) – interests of justice – s 85(1) allegation suffices to institute matter; Criminal procedure – inquests – fairness of trial – fair-trial rights accrue on charge; Administrative law – s 68 and Administrative Justice Act – statutory remedy must be pursued; Finality of appeals – Supreme Court decisions on non-constitutional matters are final.
8 January 2020
Direct access refused where constitutional challenge to s 8(6) was premature and not necessary for resolution of pending criminal proceedings.
Constitutional procedure — Direct access — Exceptional remedy; referrals under s 175(4) — frivolous or vexatious test — s 8(6) Money Laundering Act — evidential burden vs definition of crime — prematurity of abstract constitutional challenge.
8 January 2020