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# [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Introduction | Introduction]]
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# [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Defense Lawyer's Role and Responsibilities |Defense Lawyer's Role and Responsibilities]]
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# [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Pre-Trial Matters |Pre-Trial Matters]]
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* [[Zimbabwe Legal Aid Act]]
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* [[The Constitution of Zimbabwe]]
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* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Code]]
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*[http://caselaw.ihrda.org African Human Rights Case Law Analyser]
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*[[Media:Zimbabwe Country Summary Card.pdf | Zimbabwe Country Summary Card]]
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* [http://elearning.ibj.org eLearning Courses for Zimbabwean lawyers ]
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After 1980 Zimbabwe was widely regarded as a model African democracy. However, since 2000, the country has been engulfed in a crippling political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that has virtually wiped out the progress made over the previous two decades. An estimated 3.5 million Zimbabweans have fled the country over the past seven years.
 
After 1980 Zimbabwe was widely regarded as a model African democracy. However, since 2000, the country has been engulfed in a crippling political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that has virtually wiped out the progress made over the previous two decades. An estimated 3.5 million Zimbabweans have fled the country over the past seven years.
  
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Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status (Harare and Bulawayo). The current Legal Aid Directorate (LAD) is staffed by 15 lawyers, all based in Harare, representing the needs of Zimbabwe's 12 million citizens. LAD focuses almost exclusively on civil cases. As a result, defendants receive legal aid only in the most serious of cases.  
 
Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status (Harare and Bulawayo). The current Legal Aid Directorate (LAD) is staffed by 15 lawyers, all based in Harare, representing the needs of Zimbabwe's 12 million citizens. LAD focuses almost exclusively on civil cases. As a result, defendants receive legal aid only in the most serious of cases.  
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*Rule of Law: 1.4/100
 
*Rule of Law: 1.4/100
 
*2009 Prison Population: 17,967, 136 people per 100,000
 
*2009 Prison Population: 17,967, 136 people per 100,000
 
 
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'''Table of Contents'''
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Introduction | Introduction]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Defense Lawyer's Role and Responsibilities |Defense Lawyer's Role and Responsibilities]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Pre-Trial Matters |Pre-Trial Matters]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Jurisdiction of Courts|Jurisdiction of Courts]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Preparing for Trial | Preparing for Trial]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Trial|Trials]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Rules of Evidence | Rules of Evidence]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Criminal Law Code | Criminal Law Code]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Verdict |Verdict]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Sentence |Sentence]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Record of Proceedings |Record of Proceedings]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Appeals | Appeals]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Automatic Review and Scrutiny | Automatic Review and Scrutiny]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual - Miscellaneous Matters |Miscellaneous Matters]]
 
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==Codes==
 
* [[Zimbabwe Legal Aid Act]]
 
* [[The Constitution of Zimbabwe]]
 
* [[Zimbabwe Criminal Code]]
 
==Other==
 
*[http://caselaw.ihrda.org African Human Rights Case Law Analyser]
 
*[[Media:Zimbabwe Country Summary Card.pdf | Zimbabwe Country Summary Card]]
 
 
==Legal Training Resource Center==
 
[http://elearning.ibj.org eLearning Courses for Zimbabwean lawyers ]
 
 
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Revision as of 12:13, 9 December 2010

INDIAN CRIMINAL DEFENSE MANUAL

  1. Introduction
  2. Defense Lawyer's Role and Responsibilities
  3. Pre-Trial Matters
  4. Jurisdiction of Courts
  5. Preparing for Trial
  6. Trials
  7. Rules of Evidence
  8. Criminal Law Code
  9. Verdict
  10. Sentence
  11. Record of Proceedings
  12. Appeals
  13. Automatic Review and Scrutiny
  14. Miscellaneous Matters

CODES

LEGAL RESOURCES

LEGAL TRAINING RESOURCE CENTER

After 1980 Zimbabwe was widely regarded as a model African democracy. However, since 2000, the country has been engulfed in a crippling political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that has virtually wiped out the progress made over the previous two decades. An estimated 3.5 million Zimbabweans have fled the country over the past seven years.

Zimbabwe once boasted one of Africa's most sophisticated and developed legal communities. However, the country's justice system was adversely affected by the political meltdown, with lawyers and judges fleeing the country by the hundreds. The country's prisons swelled and the pre-trial detention population soared. During this period of turmoil, torture became widely accepted as a legitimate tool for police investigation and judicial sanctions. A total system collapse resulted in a humanitarian catastrophe on a massive scale.

Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status (Harare and Bulawayo). The current Legal Aid Directorate (LAD) is staffed by 15 lawyers, all based in Harare, representing the needs of Zimbabwe's 12 million citizens. LAD focuses almost exclusively on civil cases. As a result, defendants receive legal aid only in the most serious of cases.

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  • Rule of Law: 1.4/100
  • 2009 Prison Population: 17,967, 136 people per 100,000