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Judicial Attitudes Towards the Right to Legal Representation in Zimbabwe

NCJ Number
108499
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1987) Pages: 23-31
Author(s)
J Hatchard
Date Published
1987
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This article examines the activities of the courts in the courts in Zimbabwe with regard to the right to legal representation for those arrested and held under the 'ordinary' criminal law and for those detained without trial under emergency powers operating under the state of emergency.
Abstract
The article assesses the extent to which the courts have protected the right by examining a number of decided cases and concludes that despite pressure from the executive, the courts have steadfastly refused to delimit the right. (Publisher abstract)

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