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	*[[Media:ACHPR_PrinciplesandGuidelines_FairTrial.pdf \| Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in Africa]]		*[[Media:ACHPR_PrinciplesandGuidelines_FairTrial.pdf \| Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in Africa]]
	*[http://caselaw.ihrda.org African Human Rights Case Law Analyser]		*[http://caselaw.ihrda.org African Human Rights Case Law Analyser]
	*[[Media:Zimbabwe_Country_Summary_Card_2011.pdf \| Zimbabwe Country Summary Card]]

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Fragile States ranking

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	Zimbabwe was flagged as one of the worsened countries in relation to state fragility in 2018 and was ranked as the 10th most fragile state out 178 states.<ref>http://fundforpeace.org/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/951181805-Fragile-States-Index-Annual-Report-2018.pdf</ref>		Zimbabwe was flagged as one of the worsened countries in relation to state fragility in 2018 and was ranked as the 10th most fragile state out 178 states.<ref>http://fundforpeace.org/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/951181805-Fragile-States-Index-Annual-Report-2018.pdf</ref>


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			See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]]

	==References==		==References==

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Entitlement to bail

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	A person who is in custody in respect of an offence shall be entitled to be released on bail at any time after he or she has appeared in court on a charge and before sentence is imposed, unless the court finds that it is in the interests of justice that he or she should be detained in custody. <ref>Sections 115C and 117, Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07)</ref>		A person who is in custody in respect of an offence shall be entitled to be released on bail at any time after he or she has appeared in court on a charge and before sentence is imposed, unless the court finds that it is in the interests of justice that he or she should be detained in custody. <ref>Sections 115C and 117, Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07)</ref>


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	~~See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]]~~

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	See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]]		See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]]



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Entitlement to bail

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	A person who is in custody in respect of an offence shall be entitled to be released on bail at any time after he or she has appeared in court on a charge and before sentence is imposed, unless the court finds that it is in the interests of justice that he or she should be detained in custody. <ref>Sections 115C and 117, Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07)</ref>		A person who is in custody in respect of an offence shall be entitled to be released on bail at any time after he or she has appeared in court on a charge and before sentence is imposed, unless the court finds that it is in the interests of justice that he or she should be detained in custody. <ref>Sections 115C and 117, Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07)</ref>


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	See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]]		See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]]

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Right to a fair hearing

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	===Right to a fair hearing===		===Right to a fair hearing===

	The Constitution of Zimbabwe makes provision for the right to a fair hearing <ref>Section 69, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref> which entails the following:
			The Constitution of Zimbabwe makes provision for the right to a fair hearing<ref>Section 69, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref>, which entails the following:


	a) Every person accused of an offence has the right to a fair and public trial within a reasonable time before an independent and impartial court.		a) Every person accused of an offence has the right to a fair and public trial within a reasonable time before an independent and impartial court.

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Right to a fair hearing

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	===Right to a fair hearing===		===Right to a fair hearing===

	~~The [[~~The Constitution of Zimbabwe ~~\| Zimbabwe Constitution]]~~ makes provision for the right to a fair hearing <ref>Section 69, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref> which entails the following:		The Constitution of Zimbabwe makes provision for the right to a fair hearing <ref>Section 69, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref> which entails the following:

	a) Every person accused of an offence has the right to a fair and public trial within a reasonable time before an independent and impartial court.		a) Every person accused of an offence has the right to a fair and public trial within a reasonable time before an independent and impartial court.

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Right to a fair hearing

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	===Right to a fair hearing===		===Right to a fair hearing===

	[[The Constitution of Zimbabwe \| Zimbabwe Constitution]] ~~also~~ makes provision for the ~~Right~~ to a fair hearing<ref>Section 69, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref> which entails the following:		The [[The Constitution of Zimbabwe \| Zimbabwe Constitution]] makes provision for the right to a fair hearing <ref>Section 69, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref> which entails the following:

	a) Every person accused of an offence has the right to a fair and public trial within a reasonable time before an independent and impartial court.		a) Every person accused of an offence has the right to a fair and public trial within a reasonable time before an independent and impartial court.
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	==Pre-Trial==		==Pre-Trial==

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Rights of accused persons

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	===Rights of accused persons===		===Rights of accused persons===

	[[The Constitution of Zimbabwe \| Zimbabwe Constitution]] also provides specifically for the Rights of Accused Persons.<ref>Section 70, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref> Any person accused of an offence has among others the following rights:		The [[The Constitution of Zimbabwe \| Zimbabwe Constitution]] also provides specifically for the Rights of Accused Persons. <ref>Section 70, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref>
			Any person accused of an offence has among others the following rights:

	a) to be presumed innocent until proved guilty;		a) to be presumed innocent until proved guilty;
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	n) to be sentenced to the lesser of the prescribed punishments if the prescribed punishment for the offence has been changed between the time the offence was committed and the time of sentencing		n) to be sentenced to the lesser of the prescribed punishments if the prescribed punishment for the offence has been changed between the time the offence was committed and the time of sentencing


	===Right to a fair hearing===		===Right to a fair hearing===

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Rights of arrested and detained persons

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	===Rights of arrested and detained persons===		===Rights of arrested and detained persons===

	Accused persons are entitled to the enjoyment of the rights provided for in the Bill of Rights with the limitations allowed by law in relation to arrest and do not forfeit their rights just by mere fact of arrest. [[The Constitution of Zimbabwe \| Zimbabwe Constitution]] also provides specifically for the Rights of arrested and detained persons<ref>Section 50, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref> and these state interalia that any person who is arrested:		Accused persons are entitled to the enjoyment of the rights provided for in the Bill of Rights with the limitations allowed by law in relation to arrest and do not forfeit their rights just by mere fact of arrest. The [[The Constitution of Zimbabwe \| Zimbabwe Constitution]] also provides specifically for the Rights of arrested and detained persons<ref>Section 50, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013</ref> and these state interalia that any person who is arrested:

	a) must be informed at the time of arrest of the reason for the arrest;		a) must be informed at the time of arrest of the reason for the arrest;
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	e) must be permitted to challenge the lawfulness of the arrest in person before a court and must be released promptly if the arrest is unlawful.		e) must be permitted to challenge the lawfulness of the arrest in person before a court and must be released promptly if the arrest is unlawful.


	===Rights of accused persons===		===Rights of accused persons===