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Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe v. Attorney-General, Zimbabwe and Others

Zimbabwe.  24 June 1993 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Inhuman or degrading punishment — Death penalty — Prolonged delay between sentence and execution — Appropriateness of appeal procedures — Lack of culpability of condemned prisoners in causing inordinate delays — “Death row phenomenon” — Section 15(1) of Constitution of Zimbabwe protecting fundamental rights of individual — Whether prolonged delay amounting to inhuman treatment — Whether proposed execution would contravene Section 15(1) of Constitution — The law of Zimbabwe

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© Cambridge University Press 1995

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