ELLIOTT v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ANOR 1997 (1) ZLR 315 (S)
Citation | 1997 (1) ZLR 315 (S) |
Case No | Judgment No. S-41-97 |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Gubbay CJ, McNally JA, Korsah JA, Ebrahim JA & Muchechetere JA |
Heard | 27 February 1997 |
Judgment | 17 March 1997 |
Counsel | A P de Bourbon, for the applicant |
Case Type | Constitutional application |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — Declaration of Rights — s 22(1) — right of freedom of movement — law making it an offence for a person to be found without his identity document on his person — whether such law affects mobility of persons within Zimbabwe
Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — Declaration of Rights — law affecting fundamental right or freedom — derogations allowed in interests of public order — meaning of public order — when an act can be said to affect public order as opposed to law and order
Interpretation of statutes — constitutional application — law attacked as contravening Declaration of Rights — effect of law upon fundamental rights must be looked at, not object or subject matter
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