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Constitutional Court
Temba Mliswa v Parliament of the Republic of Zimbabwe
CCZ 2/21
Case Details
Court
Constitutional Court
Date
29 March 2021
Citation
CCZ 2/21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWCCZ 2
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
MALABA CJ
Author
MAKARAU AJCC
Full Bench
MALABA CJGWAUNZA DCJGARWE AJCCMAKARAU AJCCGOWORA AJCCHLATSHWAYO AJCCPATEL AJCC
Areas of Law
Constitutional LawAdministrative LawParliamentary Law
Keywords
constitutional obligationparliamentary standing ordersspeaker's disciplinary powersjurisdiction
Tags
parliamentary privilegeconstitutional jurisdictionseparation of powers
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 Act 2013
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 Act 2013
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 Act 2013
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 Act 2013
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the conduct complained of was conduct signifying failure by Parliament to fulfil a constitutional obligation under s 167(2)(d)","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Speaker's disciplinary action against applicant"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a Member of Parliament, was suspended for six consecutive sittings by the Speaker for alleged disorderly conduct. He challenged this as a breach of constitutional obligation by Parliament under s 167(2)(d) of the Constitution.
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